Fruits and vegetables

Question 1

Taste alterations in cancer patients is caused by 3 main factors
1.) radio and chemo therapy which cause direct and indirect damage to ______________
2.) Changes in macronutrient metabolism
3.) increased ___________ produced by cancer or immune cells that results in increased ______ of taste receptor cells.

Answer 1

1.) taste bud cells
3.) inflammatory cytokines, apoptosis

Question 2

Polyphenols can reduce risk of cancer and disease development through epigenetic modifications and ultimately
1._ inhibits initiation through _______________
2.) inhibit promotion by ________________
3.) and inhibits progression by stopping __________

Answer 2

cell cycle arrest
inducing cell death
metastasis

Question 3

Lutein reduced the ________ of the histone H4 in prostate cancer cells and inhibited _____________ in breast cancer cells by disrupting the cell cycle through the decrease of ________________________

Answer 3

acetylation
cell proliferation
acetylation

Question 4

The compound sulforphane, commonly found in cruciferous veggies, is involved in ________ and acts as a HDCA enzyme inhibitor and reduces dna methylation of ______ gene which is correlated with prostate cancer

Answer 4

histone deacetylases
cyclinD2

Question 5

Fruit juice has been found to be related to epigenetic signatures that were __________ beneficial for proinflammatory response, immunotolerance, immunosurveilance and chromosome telomere maintenance pathway

Answer 5

less

Question 6

________________ can potentially be used as a supplement for patients with hypertension dependent on specific genes

Answer 6

Riboflavin

Question 7

Vitamin D deficiency can be caused by a ___________ in the CYP2R1 gene resulting in the need to supplement with the active form

Answer 7

polymorphism

Question 8

A link or increased risk for ________ has been associated with vitamin D deficiency

Answer 8

MS