Learning objectives
The course is aimed to give essential information and concepts on the functional organization of the immune system at molecular and cell levels. <br />
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Once achieved the course credits, the students will have attained a sufficient terminological competence together with the teorethical bases of the main immunological techniques used in biomedical practice and research. <br />
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They should also be able to follow teaching courses in immunopathology and clinical immunology at M.A. level. <br />
Course unit content
Cells, organs and functions of the immune system <br />
Antigens and antibodies <br />
Antigen-antibody binding and immunological techniques<br />
The Major Histocompatibility Complex and antigen presentation<br />
T lymphocytes: differentiation, maturation, activation <br />
B lymphocytes: differentiation, maturation, activation <br />
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Bibliography
Abbas , Lichtman e Pober, Immunologia Cellulare e Molecolare <br />
4° ed. italiana, Piccin, 2002 <br />
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Sompayrac, How the Immune System Works, <br />
2nd ed., Blackwell, 2003 <br />
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Goldsby, Kindt, Osborne, Kuby, Immunology <br />
5th ed., Freeman, 2004 <br />
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Pier, Lyczac, Wetzler, Immunologia, Infezione, Immunità <br />
Piccin, 2006 <br />
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Janeway, Travers, Walport, Shlomchik, Immunobiologia <br />
3° ed. italiana, Piccin, 2007 <br />
Teaching methods
<p>The course is based on oral, highly interactive, lessons with the support of slides organized in PowerPoint presentations. </p>
<p>At the end of the course the presentations will be available for the students.</p>
