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Evidence shows mixed or conflicting results for Alcohol on Tumor growth.
8 studies (7 claims)
Conflicting evidence
Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| periconceptional alcohol use | Increases - was associated with higher | second- and third-trimester placental growth factor (PlGF) levels | Human | singleton pregnancies | — | The impact of periconceptional maternal lifestyle on clinical features and biomarkers of placental development and function: a systematic review.cited 40× |
| xanthohumol dissolved in water-alcohol matrix | No effect - did not have a protective effect | tumor growth | AnimalMolecular | nude mice | Not specified | Xanthohumol-Enriched Beer Does Not Exert Antitumorigenic Effects on HeLa Cell Line In Vivo.cited 1× |
| compromised maternal nutritional status by alcohol and drugs of abuse | Increases - can result in | fetal abnormalities like Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) | Human | fetus | Not mentioned | The Effects of Alcohol and Drugs of Abuse on Maternal Nutritional Profile during Pregnancy.cited 67× |
| Perillyl alcohol (POH) | Decreases - is able to inhibit | cancer cell growth | Molecular | cancer cells | — | Lovastatin and perillyl alcohol inhibit glioma cell invasion, migration, and proliferation--impact of Ras-/Rho-prenylation. |
| Patchouli alcohol (PA) | Increases - induced | G1-phase growth arrest | HumanAnimalMolecular | Caco-2 human colorectal cancer cells | — | Preventive Activity of Patchouli Alcohol Against Colorectal Cancer and Diabetes.cited 4× |
| Patchouli alcohol (PA) | Decreases - strongly suppressed | tumour growth | Molecular | in vivo | — | The effects of patchouli alcohol and combination with cisplatin on proliferation, apoptosis and migration in B16F10 melanoma cells.cited 7× |
| Neem gum polysaccharide (NGP) in conjugation with Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) in the form of nanofibers | No effect - mimicking | extracellular matrix for tissue growth | AnimalMolecular | — | Not specified (different ratios of NGP and PVA were tested, with G14 being the optimized grade) | Evaluating neem gum-polyvinyl alcohol (NGP-PVA) blend nanofiber mat as a novel platform for wound healing in murine model.cited 8× |