Bi8250 Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Pavel Hyršl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Pavel Hyršl, Ph.D.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Pavel Hyršl, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Bi5220 Immunology
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
  • General Biology (programme PřF, M-BI, specialization Physiology of Animals)
  • General Biology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Physiology of Animals)
Course objectives
Lectures will link to the course of immunology, which is based on general principles if immune responses with emphasis on human immune system mainly. Lectures from developmental and comparative immunology will be foccused on evolution, anatomy and function of invertebtate and vertebrate immune system (except mammals). All parameters will be compared with mammals immune system, the emphasis will be on differencies and specifics between these systems. Each group of animals developed several effective immune responses, which are based on non-self recognition mainly (innate immunity) and by evolutionary more developed animals by immunilogical memmory (adaptive immunity). Lectures will start by general overview of immune reactions and will follow with Porifera (Sponges), where we can firstly use the term immunity (graft rejection). In the rest of lectures will be discussed evolutionary higher organisms till Mammalia (Mammals).
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, defence mechanisms of organisms 2. Invertebrate immunology - evolutionary diagram of immune reactions 3. Porifera and Cnidaria (Diblastistica), Nemathelmintes, Nemertea 4. Sipunculida, Annelida, Mollusca 5. Antennata (mainly Insecta) 6. Urochordata, Echinodermata, Cephalochordata 7. Vertebrate immunology evolutionary diagram of immune reactions 8. Fish (Pisces) immunity 9. Amphibian (Amphibia) immunity 10. Reptiles (Reptilia) immunity 11. Birds (Aves) immunity 12. Comparison with mammals immune system
Literature
  • Turner R. J.: Immunology: A Comparative Approach, John Wiley & Sons Inc. 1994.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.