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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2014; 20(45): 17029-17036
Published online Dec 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i45.17029
Chemopreventive effect of apple and berry fruits against colon cancer
Saravana Kumar Jaganathan, Muthu Vignesh Vellayappan, Gayathri Narasimhan, Eko Supriyanto, Dyah Ekashanti Octorina Dewi, Aqilah Leela T Narayanan, Arunpandian Balaji, Aruna Priyadarshini Subramanian, Mustafa Yusof
Saravana Kumar Jaganathan, Eko Supriyanto, Dyah Ekashanti Octorina Dewi, Aqilah Leela T Narayanan, Mustafa Yusof, IJN-UTM Cardiovascular Engineering Centre, Faculty of Bioscience and Medical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
Muthu Vignesh Vellayappan, Arunpandian Balaji, Aruna Priyadarshini Subramanian, Department of Research and Development, PSNA College of Engineering and Technology, Kothandaraman Nagar, Tamil Nadu, Dindigul 624622, India
Gayathri Narasimhan, Department of Pharmacology, Cinvestav-IPN, Mexico city 07360, Mexico
Author contributions: Jaganathan SK designed the research; Jaganathan SK, Vellayappan MV, Narasimhan G, Balaji A and Subramanian AP collected the literature; Vellayappan MV and Narasimhan G wrote the review in consultation with Jaganathan SK; Narasimhan G, Supriyanto E, Octorina Dewi DE, Narayanan ALT, Arunpandian B and Subramanian AP participated in editing of manuscript by providing suggestions; Yusof M had checked the overall integrity of manuscript during revision by providing suggestions; all the authors verified the final manuscript.
Supported by (in part) Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia with the Grant Vot, No. R.J130000.7809.4F444 and the Ref No. PY/2014/03167; Part of the grant with the Vot, No. 04H93, Ministry of Education was also used for this study
Correspondence to: Saravana Kumar Jaganathan, Senior Lecturer, IJN-UTM Cardiovascular Engineering Centre, Faculty of Bioscience and Medical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia. jaganathaniitkgp@gmail.com
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Received: April 11, 2014
Revised: June 16, 2014
Accepted: August 13, 2014
Published online: December 7, 2014
Core Tip

Core tip: Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Chemoprevention of colon cancer using various dietary agents is an area of current interest. This manuscript reviews the chemopreventive potential of apple and berry juices against colon cancer. This work will further promote the importance of dietary fruit juices in colon cancer prevention.