Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | PHARMACEUTICAL IMMUNOLOGY & IMMUNOCHEMISTRY | ||||||||
Course Unit Code | PHA310 | ||||||||
Course Unit Details | Int.M. Pharmacy (Required Courses) - BSc Pharmacy (Required Courses) - | ||||||||
Number of ECTS credits allocated | 6 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
Prerequisites | PHA203,PHA207 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
Course Contents | � Introduction to immunity-immunology and immunochemistry. � Components of the immune system. Function of organs and cells of the immune system. Antibodies and complement antibody preparation. Cellular responses in immunity. � Antibodies as drugs and drug carriers. Commercial antibodies used as drugs. � Chemo-immunotherapy, Radio-immunotherapy. � Hypersensitivity and drug allergy. Humoral and cellular immunodeficiency. � Cytokines, e.g. interleukins, interferons, and immunotherapy. � Infectious diseases. Vaccines, immune response, duration of immunity, types of vaccines, technology of vaccines. Immunological agents as drugs, antibodies. Immunodiagnostics and immunoassays. Inflammation and role of the non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. � Chemistry of antigens, immunoglobulins and antibodies. Antibody - antigen interactions, e.g. precipitation, agglutination reactions. Biologic - biochemical activities of antibodies e.g. complement fixation. � Autoimmune diseases. Transplantations. Pregnancy, cancer, nutrition and immunity. � Laboratory: Production of antibodies in rabbits; Immunoprecipitation in diagnostics; Inflammation and anti-inflammatory action. | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The taught part of course is delivered to the students by means of lectures, conducted with the help of computer presentations. Lecture notes and presentations are available through the web for students to use in combination with the textbooks. Lectures are supplemented with laboratory work carried out in a Biology and Biochemistry laboratory. | ||||||||
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Language of instruction | Greek | ||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |