BTIM041p Immunology - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2022
Extent and Intensity
0.5/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. MUDr. Jiří Litzman, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Zita Chovancová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Miroslava Bučková (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 viz studijní materiály/see study materials, 8:00–9:40 ÚKIA N02011
Prerequisites
BKPF031 Clin.Physiology general
BKPF031
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 learn the basics of Clinical Immunology and Allergology. Basics of diagnostic treatment. After completing this course the students will understand the basic mechanisms of immunity response like this he could understand how disability progress of immune system cause a different forms of immuno pathological diseases.
Learning outcomes
The student will understand basic mechanisms of functioning of the immune system both in the component of innate and adaptive immunity. The student will be acquainted with the most important mechanisms leading to immunopathological diseases. The student will understand the basic classification of immunopathological diseases
Syllabus
  • Immunology and medicine. History of immunology. Cells and organs of immune system. Antigens. Development of immune reaction. Major histocompatibility complex (MHC). B lymphocytes and antibody production. Immunoglobulins. T lymphocytes and cellular immunity. Cytotoxicity. Defense mechanisms of immune system. Anti-infective immunity. Innate immunity. Allergy. Nutrition and immunity. Immunopathology. Immunodeficiency. Autoimmune diseases. Prevention, immunization and therapy. Laboratory investigation and methods.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • LITZMAN, Jiří, Zita CHOVANCOVÁ, Vojtěch THON, Marcela VLKOVÁ, Vlastimil KRÁL and Tomáš FREIBERGER. Základy vyšetření v klinické imunologii (Investigations in clinical immunology). 2., přepr. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015, 71 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7853-6. info
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 7,5.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2023, spring 2024, spring 2025.
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