VETERINARY IMMUNOPATHOLOGY
cod. 14528

Academic year 2007/08
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Patologia generale e anatomia patologica veterinaria (VET/03)
Field
Discipline anatomo-patologiche ed ispettive veterinarie
Type of training activity
Characterising
15 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
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Integrated course unit module: GENERAL PATHOLOGY

Learning objectives

<br />The students have to acquire the the basic concepts and knowledge on physiopatological aspects  e mechanisms of the main immuno-mediated pathologies in domestic animals.

Prerequisites

<br />Propedaeutics <br />Physiology I - Ethology, Physiology II – Endocrinology, Microbiology and Immunology - Epidemiology

Course unit content

<br />VETERINARY IMMUNOPATHOLOGY (1 CFU)<br />LECTURER: Prof. Paolo Borghetti. <br /> <br />Hypersensitivity: etiology, pathogenesis and examples of immune-mediated diseases <br />( Type I,  Type II, Type III and Type IV hypersensitivity)  <br />Mechanisms of immunotolerance<br />Autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases (general concepts and pathogenetic mechanisms; mechanisms of immuno-mediated damage; examples of autoimmune diseases) <br />Immunodeficiencies and immunosuppression.<br />Nutrition and immunity.<br />Methods and parameters to evaluate the immune response efficiency (laboratory practicals)<br /> 

Full programme

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Bibliography

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1) V. Kumar, A. Abbas, N. Fausto: “Robbins e Cotran: Pathologic basis of disease malattie” (2005), Elsevier Saunders, Philadelphia, USA. <br />
2) G.M. Pontieri, M.A. Russo, L. Frati . Patologia Generale vol. I e II (2005) Piccin, Padova; Pontieri, Russo, Frati Patologia Generale e Fisiopatologia. Piccin, Padova. <br />
3) M.U. Dianzani- I. Dianzani- U. Dianzani   Istituzioni di patologia generale IV ed. (2004) UTET, Torino<br />
4) Tizard I.R. Veterinary Immunology. (2004) Saunders (USA).<br />
5) G.B. Pier, J.B. Lyczak, L.M. Wetzler. Immunologia, infezione, immunità (2006). Piccin, Padova. <br />
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Teaching methods

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Teaching methodology: <br />
Lectures and lab practicals<br />
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Examination method: <br />
Oral or written exam

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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