Enrollment year
2021/2022
Academic discipline
MED/04 (GENERAL PATHOLOGY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL-SURGICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND PEDIATRIC SCIENCES
Course
SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
1st semester (02/10/2023 - 02/02/2024)
Lesson hours
14 lesson hours
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of cytology, histology, anatomy, biochemistry and physiology would be necessary for the study of Immunology.
Learning outcomes
In support of the course in General Pathology, the immunology laboratory aims to provide the foundations for understanding the basic defense mechanisms of the organism with particular regard to adaptive immunity.
Course contents
Introduction to the immune system, cells involved in the immune response, the lymphoid system, adaptative immunity. Immune response: recognition of antigen, antibodies and antigens, the Major Hystocompatibility Complex (MHC). Antigen recognition, cell cooperation in the antibody response. Blood groups and transfusions. The hypersensitivity.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Reccomended or required readings
Abul K. Abbas, Andrew H. Lichtman - Le basi dell’immunologia - Fisiopatologia del sistema
immunitario. Elsiever.
Elena Quaglino, Federica Cavallo, Guido Forni LE DIFESE IMMUNITARIE, PICCIN
Peter Parham - Il sistema immunitario. Edises
G.M. Pontieri - Elementi di Patologia generale. Piccin.
General Pathology books including Immunology chapter.
Assessment methods
Written test performed together with the examination of General Pathology
Further information
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