Description
This module is all about Inflammation which is the body’s defence reaction in response to tissue damage or injury. Inflammation is normally protective against pathogen infection, controlled and self-limiting. However it can become dysregulated and part of the disease process.
In this module you will learn about:
- the molecular and cellular mechanisms that result in inflammatory reactions in normal tissues
- the types of inflammation in health and disease
- the role of various immune responses in this process
- the key cell types involved in human inflammation and how they bring about the inflammatory response
- the cellular, molecular and biochemical mediators required during the inflammatory response in most of the human tissues throughout the body
- the various complex cellular and molecular mechanisms taking place during the inflammatory response after injury or pathogen insult
- human diseases in which there is an inflammatory component
Lecture topics:
- Introduction to inflammation and inflammatory processes
- Acute vs Chronic Inflammation
- Cell types involved in inflammation
- Impact of T cells and B cells on inflammation
- Inflammatory mediators
- Inflammatory signalling
- Resolution of inflammation
- Inflammation and aging
- Normal inflammatory response in wound healing
- Inflammation and autoimmunity
- The inflammasome
- Introduction to inflammatory diseases
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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