Postgraduate Specialisation in Internal Medicine

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General pathology

Course code
4S01165
Name of lecturer
Marco Antonio Cassatella
Coordinator
Marco Antonio Cassatella
Number of ECTS credits allocated
1
Other available courses
Academic sector
MED/04 - EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Language of instruction
Italian
Site
VERONA
Period
not yet allocated

Learning outcomes

The main tasks of the course is to illustrate the molecular mechanisms responsible for cell and tissue damage, as well as involved in host responses to pathogen invasion and in repair. In addition, the course addresses pathophysiological mechanisms at the basis of alterations of the main homeostatic systems, compensation responses induced by these alterations, and their potential significance as mechanisms of diseases.

Syllabus

Neutrophils in the modulation of immune responses in health and diseases
Il concetto di terapia personalizzata applicato alla fibrosi cistica
le cellule dendritiche: nuovi approcci classificativi e possibili utilizzi in medicina
Role of lncRNAs in the type I interferon response
the biology of slan+ monocytes
La migrazione e l’attivazione dei leucociti durante le malattie infiammatorie croniche: aspetti patogenetici e terapeutici.

Reference books

See the teaching bibliography

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam consists in a conversation on some selected topics discussed during the various lessons


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