GENERAL PATHOLOGY
cod. 08706

Academic year 2022/23
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
- Roberta ALFIERI - Mara BONELLI - Pier Giorgio PETRONINI
Academic discipline
Patologia generale (MED/04)
Field
Patologia generale e molecolare, immunopatologia, fisiopatologia generale, microbiologia e parassitologia
Type of training activity
Characterising
60 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Integrated course unit module: GENERAL PATHOLOGY I AND IMMUNOLOGY

Learning objectives

The objectives of the course are to enable the acquisition of knowledge
and understanding about etio-pathogenetic mechanisms of human
diseases, etio-pathogenesis of tumours and the mechanisms of
immunological response (innate and adaptive). Great emphasis will be
given to molecular pathology, oncology and immunology in order to allow
the student to apply the knowledge gained to the future clinical activity.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Topics of General Pathology and Immunology. Environmental and genetic
etiology. Molecular and cellular oncology. Blood physiopathology and hematopoiesis. Innate and
acquired Immunology. Immunological tolerance and autoimmune
diseases. Transplantation, immunodeficiencies and hypersensitivity

Full programme

The molecular mechanisms of
mutations and DNA repair. Environmental Pathology:
physical, chemical and biological causes of disease.
Blood and Hematopoiesis. Blood physiopathology: anemias, leucocytes
alteration.
Neoplasia. Definitions and nomenclature. Benign and malignant
neoplasms. Grading and staging of tumors. Molecular basis of cancer.
Oncogenic DNA and RNA virus. Protooncogenes, oncogenes and
oncoproteins. Tumor suppressor genes. Survival and pro-apoptoticc
genes. DNA repair genes. Molecular basis of multistep carcinogenesis.
Angiogenesis. Tumor progression. Invasion and metastasis. Chemical
carcinogenesis: initiation and promotion. Carcinogenic chemicals.
Radiation carcinogenesis. Microbial carcinogenesis. Genetic
predisposition to cancer. Innate immunity. Acquired immunity. Antigens.
The structural and functional aspects of Antibodies. T and B lymphocytes
and their receptors. The Major Histocompatibility System (MHC).
Activation of B and T lymphocytes. Anatomy of the immune response.
The production of effectors of the immune response: antibodies, TH1,
TH2, TH17, TC lymphocytes, T suppressors, cytokines.
Immunity to bacteria, virus and protozoa. Infection with SARS-Cov-2 and
COVID-19. Congenital and acquired Immunodeficiencies. Hypersensitivity.
Immunologic tolerance and pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. Tumor
immunology. Transplantation.
Immunoemathology :ABO blood groups and serum antibodies. The rhesus
(Rh) blood groups. Other blood groups. Haemolytic disease of the
newborn

Bibliography

Robbins e Cotran: Le Basi Patologiche delle Malattie. Edra IX edizione.
Abbas, Lichtman, Pillai “Immunologia cellulare e molecolare” Edra IX edizione
Dianzani, Pucillo "Immunologia e Immunopatologia" edi-ermes I edizione

Teaching methods

Lectures will be held on-site in compliance with safety standards,
provided that further instructions on the ongoing health emergency are
not implemented. Supporting material will be available on the specific,
student-reserved platform (Elly) and will include slide presentations,
audio-video aids or video-recording of the lectures.
The topics in the program will be presented and discussed through
lectures trying to involve the student so that it can be an active part of
the lesson.
The teacher is available for further explanations in office or by distance
via Teams after e-mail appointment, or via chat on Elly platform.

Assessment methods and criteria

Learning outcomes will be verified through a multiple-choise written test
followed by an oral examination. Questions on the topics relating to the
course will be used to test knowledge and understanding of the student
in the scientific discipline, and her/his ability to apply such knowledge
and understanding in occupational contexts.
In case the COVID-related sanitary emergence continues, the
examination will proceed on the Teams platform (see the guidelines at
the address: http://selma.unipr.it/).

Other information

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