Abstract:Objectives
The acute and long-term effects of synthetic sugar substitutes have yet to be fully determined. Importantly, their interactions with the gut epithelium are poorly understood. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of two synthetic sugar substitutes on intestinal epithelial cells in terms of 1) cellular toxicity, 2) effects on cell proliferation, and 3) effects on cellular differentiation.
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