LF:VLIM051p immunology-lecture - Course Information
VLIM051p Immunology-lecture
Faculty of MedicineAutumn 2003
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. MUDr. Jiří Litzman, CSc. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. MUDr. Jindřich Lokaj, CSc.
Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology – Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: prof. MUDr. Jiří Litzman, CSc. - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- VSBC0221p Biochemistry I -lect. && ( VSLC011p Med.Chem.- lecture || VSLC021p Medical chemistry -l ) && VSBI0222p Biology II - lecture && VSBF011p Biophysics && VSFY0422p Physiology II - lecture && ( VSBC041s Biochemistry II -s || VSBC041c Biochemistry II -pract. ) && ( VSLT0221s Bas. Med. Terminol. II -s || VSLT011s Bas. Med. Terminology -l ) && ( VSAJ0222 English 1 II -p || VSNJ0222 German 1 II -p || VSRJ0222 Russian 1 II -p || VSSJ0222 Spanish 1 II -p || VSFJ0222 French 1 II -p || VSCJ0484 Czech for Foreigners IV -p ) && VSET021 Medical ethics
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- General Medicine (programme LF, M-VL)
- Syllabus
- Immunology in medicine.
- Anatomy and cellular elements of the immune system.
- Immune mechanisms. Innate and acquired immunity.
- Innate or natural immunity: phagocytosis, NK cells, cytotoxicity, interferon system, complement system, acute phase reaction, inflammation.
- B lymphocytes and immunoglobulins.
- Genetic basis of immunoglobulin heterogeneity.
- Biological properties of antibodies.
- Monoclonal antibodies as diagnostic and therapeutic tools.
- T-lymphocytes, their development and effector functions.
- Polarisation of T-lymphocytes (T1, T2). Cytotoxicity. Cytokines.
- Major histocompatibility complex: structure, function.
- Activation of T and B cells by antigen.
- Interactions between antigen-presenting cells and T- and B-lymphocytes.
- Regulation of the immune reaction.
- Mucosal immunity.
- Immunity against infection agents. Microbial antigens.
- Active and passive immunisation.
- Primary and secondary immunodeficiency disorders.
- HIV disease.
- Immunoglobulin therapy. Immunostimulation.
- Autoimmunity and disease. Immunological tolerance.
- Autoantibodies and their laboratory detection.
- Hypersensitivity reactions - anaphylactic, cytotoxic, immune complex, T-cell-mediated.
- Clinical allergology. Allergic skin and exposition tests.
- Ontogenesis of the immune system. Immunity in pregnancy. Reproduction immunology.
- Immunologic disorders in infants and children. Immunity in elderly.
- Tumor immunology. Tumor antigens. Immune response to tumors. Immunodiagnosis of tumors. Immune-related malignancies.
- Transfusion immunology. ABO system. Rh system. Transfusion reactions.
- Immunology of organ and bone marrow transplantation. Graft vs. host reaction.
- Literature
- Hořejší, Václav - Bartůňková, Jiřina. Základy imunologie, Vyd. 3., V Praze: Triton, 2005. ISBN 80-7254-686-4
- BUC, Milan. Imunológia. 1. vyd. Bratislava: VEDA vydavateľstvo Slovenskej akadémie vied, 2001, 463 s. ISBN 8022406678. info
- Položky označené 3 a 4 jsou doplňkovou literaturou
- Assessment methods (in Czech)
- Závěrečná ústní rigorózní zkouška
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
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- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2003, recent)
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