Diet Inflammation and Cancer

2. artificial sweetener (James)
6. diet that has high fat and low carbs
8. spreading of cancer
10. abberant mass of cells
14. glucose-lowering drug; AMPK activator (Isabel)
15. gene product which when deleted or inactivated by hyperphosphorylation leads to E2F transcription factor activity and expression of genes involved in cell proliferation (Brooke)
20. cancer type that is responsible for most deaths in US
21. tumor promoting gene
23. major food source of Oleuropein (Alex)
25. damage associated molecular pattern
28. substance made in body that facilitates recycling of ATP and muscle contraction (Mara)
29. unhealthy diet often tested in mice
31. protein factor released in inflammatory response
32. best undergrad major at MSU
33. fat cell

1. an amino acid not incorporated into proteins that is often found in energy drinks (Julia PB)
3. unhealthy body fat
4. healthy diet often eaten in Greece and Italy
5. condition where the lining of the esophagus is damaged by stomach acid (Julia S)
7. spice that is rich in the compound curcumin (Murphy)
9. foreign substance (often a peptide) that elicits immune response
11. vegetable rich in indole-3-carbinol (Sophie)
12. type of Tcell that can suppress immune system
13. b-hyroxy butyrate is one
16. growth inhibiting gene
17. "big eater"
18. multiprotein complex that senses and responds to pathogen
19. cell type that bridges adaptive and innate immunity
22. type of carbohydrate from plants that the body cannot digest (Santa)
24. amino acid with tumor suppressing activity (Evan)
26. plant-based compound known for anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties (Morgan)
27. not eating
28. type of Tcell responsible for killing pathogens and tumor cells
30. the community of bacteria and other micro organisms