BVIM0611 Immunology

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. MUDr. Jiří Litzman, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Zita Chovancová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MVDr. Halina Matějová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Jiří Litzman, CSc.
Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology – Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Miroslava Bučková
Supplier department: Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology – Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Thu 17. 2. 8:00–9:40 ÚKIA N02011, Thu 24. 2. 8:00–9:40 ÚKIA N02011, Thu 3. 3. 8:00–9:40 ÚKIA N02011, Thu 10. 3. 8:00–9:40 ÚKIA N02011, Thu 17. 3. 8:00–9:40 ÚKIA N02011, Thu 24. 3. 8:00–9:40 ÚKIA N02011, Thu 31. 3. 8:00–9:40 ÚKIA N02011
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BVLV0533p Nutrition therapy III - lecture
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
Course objectives
Students will learn the basics of clinical immunology and allergology. Basics of healing diagnostics.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to understand the basic mechanisms of immune response so that they can understand how the development of immune system disorders leads to various forms of immunopathological diseases including food allergies.
Syllabus
  • Immunology and medicine. History of immunology. Cells and organs of the immune system. Antigens. Development of immune response. Main histocompatibility complex. Lymphocytes B and antibody formation. Immunoglobulins. T lymphocytes and cellular immunity. Cellular cytotoxicity. Cytokines. Defense functions of the immune system. Anti-infectious immunity. Congenital immunity. Allergic diseases. Nutrition and immunity. Immunopathology. Immunodeficiency. Autoimmune diseases. Immunological prevention (vaccination) and therapy. Laboratory immunological methods
Literature
    recommended literature
  • CHAPEL, Helen, Mansel HAENEY, Siraj A. MISBAH and Neil SNOWDEN. Základy klinické imunologie : 6. vydání. Translated by Vojtěch Thon. Kroměříž: Triton, 2018, xiv, 343. ISBN 9788075533968. info
    not specified
  • HOŘEJŠÍ, Václav, Jiřina BARTŮŇKOVÁ, Tomáš BRDIČKA and Radek ŠPÍŠEK. Základy imunologie. 6., aktualizované vydání. V Praze: Stanislav Juhaňák - Triton, 2017, 297 stran. ISBN 9788075532503. info
  • FUCHS, Martin. Potravinová alergie a intolerance. První vydání. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2016, 447 stran. ISBN 9788020437570. info
  • FUČÍKOVÁ, Terezie. Základy klinické imunologie : imunodeficity - autoimunita - alergie. Praha: RDI PRESS, 1994, 148 s. ISBN 809006743. info
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
100% attendance and colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 15.
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2023, spring 2024, spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (spring 2022, recent)
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