Course description
The course provides the current concept of inflammation and consists of two parts. Part 1 will cover the basic mechanisms and mediators of inflammation (host defence peptides, coagulation, complement, alarmins, lipid mediators, the acute phase proteins, inflammatory cells), non-resolving inflammation, resolution of inflammation. Part 2 will discuss the common and specific features of inflammatory diseases (sepsis, chronic inflammatory diseases), animal models of inflammation, role of genetic and environmental factors, anti-inflammatory treatment. At the end of the course the students will present projects and write web-based exam.
Prerequisites and Selection
Prerequisite courses, or equivalent
Documented knowledge about basic concepts of innate and adaptive immunity (e.g. immunology course during undergraduate education)
Selection
Selection will be based on:
1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant’s doctoral project (according to written motivation).
2) start date of doctoral studies (priority given to earlier start date).
Course director
Cecilia Aulin, cecilia.aulin@ki.se
Begum Horuluoglu, begum.horuluoglu@ki.se
Course syllabus
K2F2705
Department
Department of Medicine, Solna
Doctoral programme
Allergy, immunology and inflammation (Aii)
Type of course
**Other course
Keywords
Basic Inflammation