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Università degli Studi di Parma Università degli Studi di Parma
Second cycle degree course in
Medical, veterinary anf pharmaceutical biotechnologies
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Medicine and Surgery

IMMUNITY UNIT A
cod. 1000196

Academic year 2009/10
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Patologia generale e anatomia patologica veterinaria (VET/03)
Field
Morfologia, funzione e patologia delle cellule e degli organismi complessi
Type of training activity
Characterising
16 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
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Integrated course unit module: THE MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF DEFENCE RESPONSES

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Learning objectives

To provide the molecular basis on the regulation of innate and acquired immune response to viurs and bacteria

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

 Module A <br />
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Prof. Paolo Borghetti (2 CFU: 16 hours). <br />
1) Theory (1 CFU: 8 hours) <br />
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Molecular aspects of innate and acquired immunity against biological agents: <br />
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- Immunity to virus; <br />
- Immunity to bacteria <br />
Molecular mechanisms of endotoxic and septic shock <br />
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2) Lab Practicals (1CFU: 8 hours) <br />
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Evaluation of the efficiency of immune response during infection or vaccine protocols <br />
- Flow cytometry for lymphocyte characterization <br />
- ELISpot tecnique for cytokine secretion assay. <br />

Full programme

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Bibliography

Abbas – Lichtman – Pober “Immunologia Cellulare e Molecolare” PICCIN

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