The follow
ing post has two assignments namely;
1.Food journal- Nutritional & excercise analysis
1. Create a food journal us
ing the Food Tracker at choosemyplate.gov and record daily food
intake for 5 consecutive days. Choose either beg
inn
ing on a Thursday or beg
inn
ing on a Sunday. You must
include one weekend day as one tends to eat differently on the weekends.
2. Also, record your daily exercise or activity for the same time period.
3. Follow
ing the 5-day period, analyze your diet accord
ing to the recommended daily requirements found on MyPyramid to obta
in a personalized food guide. Then, make recommended changes based on your
f
ind
ings. Cont
inue to collect data for 5 more consecutive days beg
inn
ing on a Thursday or Sunday.
4. Write a professional paper that reflects your diet analysis. Discuss modifications you have made based on the course learn
ing as well as the modifications needed to improve health through
changes
in diet and activity. See details below.
2.Cancer angiogenesis
1.
Describe the importance of blood vessels network to the body organs and how normal blood vessels are formed? Include to your answer the follow
ing key words:
• Vaculogenesis- arteriogenesis-angiogenesis
• endothelial cells (ECs) from precursors, endothelial cells
• Examples of normal physiological angiogenesis e.g embryonic development, adult
2.
What is tumour angiogenesis? Include to your answer the follow
ing key words:
• Tumour microenvironment
• Tumour (Avascular phase, vascular phase)
• Tumour angiogenesis mechanisms (sprout
ing angiogenesis, vessel co-option,
intussusception,vasculogenesis, Vasculogenic Mimicry)
3.
Describe tumour Molecular mechanisms of angiogenesis? Include to your answer the follow
ing key words:
• Introduction
• Hypoxia- HIF genes
• Angiogenic Switch Mechanism
• List of the pro-angiogenic molecules and anti-angiogenic molecules e.g VEGF, VEGF-R,MMP
• Pro
inflammatory cytok
ines and chemok
ines
4.
Describe the Physiological Angiogenesis steps
in details? Include to your answer the follow
ing key words:
• Basement degradation, migration and proliferation of endothelial cells … etc
5.
Describe the tumour dysfunctional blood vessels & consequences of the abnormalities on tumour immune response and treatment
in details?
e.g Oversize diameter and chaotic layout create irregular blood flow .. etc
6.
Describe the role of endothelial cells
in immunosuppression
in tumour microenvironment
in details? Include to your answer the follow
ing key words:
• Introduction
• IMMUNOCHECKPOINT: PD-1 ,PD-L1, PD-L2, CD28, CD80
• VEGF, prostagland
in E2 (PGE2), TGF-, IL-6 and IL-10, IL-12
7.
Describe the role of Monocytes & Tumour-Associated Macrophages
in tumour angiogenesis and immune suppression
in the tumour microenvironment
in details ? Include to your answer the follow
ing key
words:
• tumour microenvironment
• TAM M1 and M2
• Pro-angiogenic and anti-angiogenic molecules secreted by M1 and M2
8.
Describe the role of Endothelial cells
in leukocytes extravasation to the tumour microenvironment and tumour metastasis?