INTEGRATED COURSE IN PATGOLOGY AND
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2021/2022
- Teacher
- DAVIDE FERRARI
- Credits
- 12
- Curriculum
- MORFO-FUNZIONALE
- Didactic period
- Primo Semestre
- SSD
- MED/04
Training objectives
- To have basic notions on General Pathology
Prerequisites
- Basic notions on cell and general biology
Course programme
- Give basic notions on General Pathology. Definition and scope. Health and disease status. Host-parasite interaction. death; apoptosis and necrosis); acute inflammation (tissue response to damage. Cells involved in acute inflammation. Inflammatory mediators. Chronic inflammation and granuloma formation. Autoimmune diseases. Hypersensitivity reactions. Mechanism of action of bacterial toxins (tetanotoxin, botulinum toxin). Tumors (general concepts, classification, causes, oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes). Myloid Derived Suppressor Cells. Atherosclerosis. Extracellular ATP as a danger signal. HLA-G and P2 receptors. Monoclonal antibodies and their use. Alzheimer's disease. Crohn's disease. Celiac disease. Syphilis. Toll-like receptors.
Didactic methods
- Recorded seminars and seminars given by Google Meet platform.
Learning assessment procedures
- Written exam
Reference texts
- Pathology. Rubin. CEA.
Pathologic Basis of Disease. Robbins, Cotran, Kumar, Collins. Piccin.
Pathology and Physiopathology. Celotti. Edises.
