1. Course Title : Basic Immunology
2. Course duration: 3 days (18 hours).
3. Pre-requisites are : courses of Physiology, Biochemistry and Anatomy
4. Learning objectives: By the end of this course the student should be able to:
- Define the fundamentals of basic immunology
· Describe the immune system components and functions
· Define and differentiate between natural and acquired immunity
· Describe the mechanisms of cellular immunity
· Describe the mechanisms of humoral immunity
· Define and differentiate between antigens, immunogens, haptens and adjuvant.
· Describe immunoglobulins : structure, functions and classes
· Determine the factors affecting antigen antibody interactions
· Discuss the complement system
· Discuss the principles of antigen antibody interactions
5. Contents
· Introduction to immunology (Properties and overview of the immune system)
- Cells and organs of the immune system
- Natural immunity
- Humoral immune response
- Cellular immune response
- Antigens
- Antibody classes, structure and function
- Complement system
· Types of antigen- antibody reaction
6. Study Plan:
Practical |
Lecture |
Day |
direct Agglutination |
Introduction to immunology (Properties and overview of the immune system Cells and organs of the immune system Natural immunity & Humoral immune response |
1 |
In direct Agglutination Complement fixation |
Antigens & Antibody classes, structure and function and Complement system |
2 |
Immuno-chromatography. Precipitation. |
Types of antigen- antibody reaction |
3 |
7. References
1. Ivan Riott et al. 2002. Immunology, 6th ed. Mosby, London
2. Abbas, Lichtman and Pober, 2005. Cellular and molecular immunology. 5 th edition. W.B. Saunders company, Philadelphi
Janeway et al. (2005). Immunobiology-the immune system in health and disease, 6thed, Garland science