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Laurea magistrale a ciclo unico in Medicina e chirurgia - Enrollment from 2025/2026Immunology (2022/2023)
Teaching code
4S00179
Academic staff
Coordinator
Credits
9
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/04 - EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Period
2° semestre dal Feb 20, 2023 al May 31, 2023.
Location
VERONA
Learning objectives
Aims of the Immunology course are: acquisition of the knowledge of the fundamental biological and physiological mechanisms regulating the function of the immune system in the protection from diseases, and of the immune system pathology, with particular attention to hypersensitivity, autoimmunity and immunodeficiency; acquisition of the ability to consider the function of the immune system both in health and in disease status and of the bases of the most common laboratory immune techniques in order to become able to understand the results of any laboratory analysis based on immunological techniques; knowledge of the immune responses against infections, of both the congenital and the acquired disfunctions of the immune system, of the hypersensibility reactions and of the main autoimmune as well as lymphoproliferative diseases; knowledge of the immune strategies applied to the therapy of allergies and immunodeficiencies; knowledge of the general principles of vaccination therapy and immune suppression; kowledge of tumor immunology and immunology of transplantation.
Prerequisites and basic notions
Preliminary knowledge of anatomy, biology and histology
Program
Innate and acquired immunity. Anatomy, cytology and biochemistry of the immune system: lymphoid organs, cells (lymphocytes, dendritic cells, macrophages, granulocytes), molecules (Immunoglobulins, T cell receptor, MHC molecules, costimulatory molecules). Cellular receptors, Toll Like Receptors (TLR). Antigen processing and presentation. Cell-mediated and humoral immune response. The complement system. Cytokines, chemokines and cellular cooperation. Defense against infections. Immunological tolerance. Hypersensitivity reactions. Autoimmune Diseases. Immunodeficiency. Immunity and tumors. Principles of Immunotherapy. Immunohematology, Transplant Immunology.
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Frontal lessons with compulsory attendance at 75%
Learning assessment procedures
Written test, based on questions with multiple choice answers., with eventual oral examination.
Evaluation criteria
The written exam is based on multiple celtic questions. The oral exam includes an interview on the program of the lessons held
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
Evaluation of the exam out of thirty
Exam language
italiano
