03766 - Immunology (AK-B)

Course contents

Immunopathology: alterations of the immune response; classification of immunopathologies; type I hypersensitivity: allergies; Type II, III and IV hypersensitivities; tolerance breakage and autoimmunity; congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies, HIV and AIDS.

Immunology of transplants: transplants classifications: auto-, allo- and xeno-transplants; biological bases of transplant rejection; different types of rejection; GVHD; strategies aimed at preventing rejection: HLA typization, immunosuppressive therapies.

Readings/Bibliography

Books:

Abbas, Lichtman, Pillai, Immunologia Cellulare e Molecolare, 2015 (ottava edizione), Ed. Elsevier-Masson.

Janeway, Immunobiologia, 2014 (ottava edizione), Ed. Piccin, Padova.

Abbas, Lichman, Le basi dell'immunologia, 2011 (terza edizione aggiornata o successive), Ed. Elsevier-Masson.

 

 

Teaching methods

Frontal classes with presentation in ppt

Assessment methods

The examination is in written form and consists of two parts: a first part of quiz of the type "true-or-false" and a second part consisting in a question with open answer over a theme of the program.
The second part can be in oral form on request.

Quiz are 105 divided in 21 topics discussed during the course. For each right answer: 3/10 points; each wrong answer: -1/10 points. No answer: 0 points. The open question can be evaluated up to 3 points. Total allotted points (part 1 + part 2) are 34.5. It is intended that laude is reached when the total score is over 31 points.

The time allotted for the exam is 1 and half hour.

Teaching tools

Teaching tools are slides projected in order to help students to recognise most important concepts and take home messages

Links to further information

http://www.unibo.it/SitoWebDocente/default.aspx?UPN=miriam.capri%40unibo.it

Office hours

See the website of Miriam Capri