MPIM081 Immunology

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2008
Extent and Intensity
0.5/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. MUDr. Jiří Litzman, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Vojtěch Thon, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Vojtěch Thon, Ph.D.
Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology – Institutions shared with St. Anne's Faculty Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Miroslava Bučková
Timetable
Thu 21. 2. to Thu 3. 4. Thu 7:30–9:00 ÚKIA N02011
Prerequisites (in Czech)
MPVL0731 Internal Medicine I
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
  • Health Sciences (programme LF, N-SZ, specialization Teaching Specialization Optics and Optometrics)
  • Health Sciences (programme LF, N-SZ, specialization Teaching Specialization Human Alimentation)
Course objectives
The attendees will obtain basic information about clinical immunology and allergology, diagnostic approach and treatment of immunopathological diseases.
Syllabus
  • Immunology and medicine. History of immunology.
  • Cells and organs of the immune system.
  • Antigens. Immune reaction.
  • Main histocompatibility complex.
  • B-lymphocytes. Production of immunoglobulins.
  • Immunoglobulins, function and structure.
  • T-lymphocytes and cellular immunity.
  • Cytotoxic lymphocytes. Cytokines.
  • Immunity against infection.
  • Non-specific immunity.
  • Allergic diseases. Immunity and nutrition.
  • Immunopathology. Immunodeficiency. Autoimmune diseases.
  • Immunoprophylaxis and immunotherapy.
  • Clinical immunology laboratory tests.
Literature
  • Hořejší V, Bartůňková J: Základy imunologie, Triton, 1998
  • Abbas AK, Lichtman AH: Basic Immunology. II nd ed. Saunders, Philadelphia 2004
  • Litzman J, Petřek M, Thon V: Vyšetřovací metody v klinické imunologii LF MU Brno, 1998
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Zápočet po absolvování přednášek
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
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