Fig. 3

AS-cancer core targets acquisition. A AS-target-cancer network. The pink octagon symbolizes AS, the green triangle denotes seven commonly used types of artificial sweeteners, the orange diamond represents cancer, the purple circle signifies 35 core targets, and the blue lines primarily indicate the relationships between the seven AS and the core targets. B PPI network diagram and visualization of AS-cancer core targets. In the PPI visualization diagram, core targets are sorted based on their degree value. A darker color and larger circle area indicate a higher Degree value, signifying stronger interactions among targets