ZLIM051c Immunology - practice

Faculty of Medicine
Autumn 2006
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. MUDr. Jiří Litzman, CSc. (seminar tutor)
prof. MUDr. Jindřich Lokaj, CSc. (seminar tutor)
prof. MUDr. Vojtěch Thon, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Miroslava Bučková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Jindřich Lokaj, CSc.
Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology – Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: prof. MUDr. Jiří Litzman, CSc.
Timetable of Seminar Groups
ZLIM051c/21: Tue 7. 11. to Tue 19. 12. Tue 13:30–15:10 ÚKIA N01021; and Tue 2. 1. 13:30–14:40 ÚKIA N01021
ZLIM051c/22: Tue 21. 11. to Tue 19. 12. Tue 13:30–15:10 ÚKIA N01021; and Tue 2. 1. 13:30–14:40 ÚKIA N01021
ZLIM051c/23: Tue 7. 11. 13:30–15:10 ÚKIA N01021, Tue 14. 11. 13:30–15:10 ÚKIA N01021, Tue 21. 11. 13:30–15:10 ÚKIA N01021, Tue 28. 11. 13:30–15:10 ÚKIA N01021, Tue 5. 12. 13:30–15:10 ÚKIA N01021, Tue 12. 12. 13:30–15:10 ÚKIA N01021, Tue 19. 12. 13:30–15:10 ÚKIA N01021, Tue 2. 1. 13:30–15:10 ÚKIA N01021
Prerequisites (in Czech)
ZLBC0221p Biochemistry I-lect. && ZLBI0222p Biology II-lecture && ZLBF011p Med.Physics and Informat.-lect && ZLFY0422c Physiology II - practice && ZLFY0422s Physiology II - seminar && ZLLM0421c Med.Microbiol.I-pract.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Syllabus
  • Clinical immunology laboratory
  • Significance of the past history and of basic clinical and laboratory investigations for indication of immunological tests. Blood count. Serum proteins.
  • Laboratory markers of inflammation.
  • Blood collection.
  • Diagnostic antisera.
  • Interaction between antigen and antibody in vitro. Primary and secondary immunological interactions.
  • Serological reactions - overview. Specificity and sensitivity. Titration of serum.
  • International units.
  • Direct and indirect agglutination.
  • Blood groups. Rheumatoid factor.
  • Precipitation. Double immune diffusion.
  • Radial immunodiffusion.
  • Turbidimetry, nephelometry.
  • Immunoelectrophoresis, immunofixation.
  • Blotting techniques.
  • Clinical significance of paraproteinemia.
  • Monoclonal antibodies.
  • Immunofluorescence tests.
  • Enzyme analysis (ELISA). RIA.
  • IgE determination.
  • Clinically significant organ specific and organ non-specific autoantibodies.
  • CD nomenclature of leukocyte antigens.
  • Phenotyping of lymphocytes. Flow cytometry. Lymphocyte proliferation tests. Cytotoxicity.
  • Evaluation of phagocytic cells.
  • Immunophenotyping of leukemias.
  • Complement system tests.
  • Circulating and localised immune complexes.
  • HLA typing. Molecular genetic in immunology.
  • Skin tests for early hypersensitivity.
  • Delayed-type hypersensitivity tests. Anergy.
  • Prevention and treatment of allergic diseases.
  • Drug hypersensitivity.
  • Anaphylactic shock.
  • Indication and interpretation of immunological tests.
Literature
  • HOŘEJŠÍ, Václav and Jiřina BARTŮŇKOVÁ. Základy imunologie. 3. vyd. Praha: Triton, 2005, 279 s. ISBN 8072546864. info
  • LITZMAN, Jiří, Martin PETŘEK and Vojtěch THON. Vyšetřovací metody v klinické imunologii (Investigation methods in clinical immunology). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova universita, 1998, 45 pp. ISBN 80-210-1807-0. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Zápočet po absolvování povinné výuky
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, autumn 2018, autumn 2019, autumn 2020, autumn 2021, autumn 2022, autumn 2023, autumn 2024.
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