Microbiome and Cancer: Modern Techniques for Identification
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Microbiome and Cancer: Modern Techniques for Identification

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What role do metabolites secreted by microbiota play in cancer progression according to the text?

  • Cause cancer
  • Enhance understanding of causation (correct)
  • Prevent cancer progression
  • Have no implications in cancer progression

    • Which statement accurately distinguishes culturomics from metagenomics in the context of cancer research?

  • Metagenomics provides detailed and holistic insights into cancer, unlike culturomics
  • Culturomics focuses on studying DNA sequences, unlike metagenomics
  • Culturomics offers ways to cultivate unculturable bacteria, while metagenomics does not (correct)
  • Metagenomics plays a role in diagnosis, but culturomics does not

    • Which technology is believed to complement research findings through other technologies in the context of cancer?

  • Culturomics
  • Metabolomics (correct)
  • Microbiota sequencing
  • Metagenomics

    • What is emphasized about the employment of various omics technologies in understanding cancer pathogenesis and treatment?

    <p>Using them in a combined way leads to meaningful research conclusions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which new technology is mentioned as necessary to understand cancer malignancies in a detailed and holistic way besides the omics technologies?

    <p>Bioinformatics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of advancements in cancer research highlighted in the text?

    <p>The role of diet in shaping tumor cell metabolism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What metabolic phenotype do cancer cells adapt to ensure rapid growth and proliferation?

    <p>Anaerobic glycolysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do dietary epigenetic modulators contribute to inhibiting tumor progression and metastasis?

    <p>By regulating gene expression through key enzymes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which energy metabolites play a significant role as cofactors for epigenetic modulatory enzymes according to the text?

    <p>Acetate, folate, and butyrate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the metabolomic approach reveal about dietary epigenetic modulators in TNBC cells?

    <p>They induce metabolic catastrophe by regulating aerobic glycolysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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