Immunology

Course Description

COURSE CONTENT

Review of the immune system

• Organization of the immune system
• Innate immunity
• Aquired (specific) immunity
• Production and structure of antibodies on a molecular level
• Cytokines and chemokines

Phisiological course of immunoreaction

• Humoral immunity
• Cellular immunity
• Immunoreaction
• Mucosal immunity

Immunoreaction in defense and disease

• Mechanisms of allergic reaction
• Immunoreaction to tumour
• Modification of immunoreaction

Seminars

• Methods in Immunology
• Mechanisms of inflammation in obesity
• Innate immunity in viral infection
• Interactions of microbiome and immune system
• Parasitic (helminth) infection: new weapon against immune disorders?
• Autoimmune diseases
• Immunobiological therapy
• Nanomedicine

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• name the components of the immune system
• identify the differences between innate and acquired immunity
• link and explain mechanisms of antigen recognition and presentation
• describe and explain mechanisms of humoral and cellular immunity
• indicate basic types of hypersensitivity and explain mechanism of alergic reaction
• define the concept of immunodeficiency and autoimmune disease
• apply basic immunology methods and interpret the obtained results