Unit GENERAL PATHOLOGY
- Course
- School of dental medicine
- Study-unit Code
- 50511007
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Claudio Costantini
- Teachers
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- Claudio Costantini
- Hours
- 42 ore - Claudio Costantini
- CFU
- 7
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2023
- Offered
- 2023/24
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Reference texts
- - Kumar, Abbas, Aster "Robbins e Cotran: Le basi patologiche delle malattie" Edra
- Pontieri, Russo, Frati "Patologia generale e Fisiopatologia Generale" Piccin - Extended program
- Introduction to general pathology
History of general pathology, definition of health and disease, etiology and pathogenesis
Cell damage, cell death and adaptation
Cellular responses to stress and noxious stimuli, causes of cell damage, reversible cell injury, cell death, mechanisms of cell damage, adaptations of cell growth and differentiation, inborn errors of metabolism
Genetic diseases
Mendelian diseases, complex multigenic diseases, chromosomal diseases, monogenic diseases with atypical inheritance
Neoplastic diseases
Classification, benign and malignant neoplasms, cancer epidemiology, molecular basis of tumors, carcinogens, chemical, radiation and microorganism carcinogenesis, immunity and tumors
Infectious diseases
Microbial pathogenesis, viral infections, bacterial infections, fungal infections, parasitic infections
Environmental pathologies
Toxicity of chemical and physical agents, pathologies from radiation, from transfer of electrical energy, thermal energy and mechanical energy, damage from chemical agents
Nutritional pathologies
Dietary insufficiency, vitamin deficiencies, obesity
Introduction to immunology
General characteristics of immune responses, components of the immune system
Innate immunity
General characteristics, innate immunity receptors, innate immunity cells, soluble innate immunity molecules, inflammatory response, antiviral response
Adaptive immunity
General characteristics, antibodies and antigens, major histocompatibility complex and antigen presentation to T lymphocytes, T and B lymphocyte receptor complex, lymphocyte maturation, T lymphocyte activation, differentiation and function of effector CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes, activation of B lymphocytes
Hypersensitivity and autoimmune diseases
General characteristics, classification and mechanisms of hypersensitivity reactions, immunological tolerance, autoimmunity
Immunodeficiency syndromes
General characteristics, congenital immunodeficiencies, acquired immunodeficiencies
GENERAL PATHOLOGY
| Code | 50511007 |
|---|---|
| CFU | 3 |
| Teacher | Claudio Costantini |
| Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
| Area | Discipline mediche di rilevanza odontoiatrica |
| Academic discipline | MED/04 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |
GENERAL PATHOLOGY
| Code | 50511007 |
|---|---|
| CFU | 4 |
| Teacher | Claudio Costantini |
| Learning activities | Caratterizzante |
| Area | Discipline mediche di rilevanza odontoiatrica |
| Academic discipline | MED/04 |
| Type of study-unit | Obbligatorio (Required) |