Immunology I

Code:

MD2306

Acronym:

I I

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2013/2014 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Mestrado Integrado
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master in Dental Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIMD	55	PLANO OFICIAL 2007/2008 BOLONHA	2	-	3,5	45	94,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

• Aquire new contents regarding basic concepts of human immunology.
• Lear the basic mechanisms of the immune response regarding endogenous and exogenous aggresions.
• Learn the main pahtologies associated with immune system deficiencies.
• Identify and learn the main therapeutic approaches regarding immune-based diseases.
• Aquire new research and laboratorial skils regarding applied immunology contents.

Learning outcomes and competences

The student, following the completation of this class, should be able to know and critical analyze the functional dynamics of the immunological response in physiological conditions.  

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Immunological reaction. Adaptive and innate response.
2. The Immune system – structure and functional organization.
3. B cells – ontogeny and antibody production.
4. Antibodies – structure, biological activity and genetic base of their diversity.
5. T cells – ontogeny and priming.
6. Antigens and antigenic processing.
7. The major histocompatibility complex and its functions.
8. Immunological tolerance.
9. Efector mechanisms and amplification of the immune response / cytokines and chemokines.
10. Inflamation and cellular recruitment.
11. Regulation of the immune response.

Mandatory literature

Janeway, Jr Charles A. 070; Immunobiology. ISBN: 0-4430-7310-4
Fernando Arosa, Elsa Cardoso, Francisco Pacheco; Fundamentos de Imunologia , Lidel, 2012. ISBN: 9789727578566

Complementary Bibliography

Lamont Richard J. 340; Oral microbiology and immunology. ISBN: 1-55581-262-7
Roitt Ivan M. 070; Roitt.s essential immunology. ISBN: 1-4051-3603-0

Teaching methods and learning activities

Weekly classes / student

1 theoretical class of 60 minutes
1 theoretical-practical class of 90 minutes

keywords

Health sciences > Medical sciences > Medicine > Immunology
Health sciences > Medical sciences > Medicine > Odontology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
	Exame		90,00
	Participação presencial		10,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Regular attendance to classes (maximum = 2 values)
Classification in written exam (maximum = 18 values)