551-0317-00L Immunology I

Abstract	Introduction into structural and functional aspects of the immune system. Basic knowledge of the mechanisms and the regulation of an immune response.
Learning objective	Introduction into structural and functional aspects of the immune system. Basic knowledge of the mechanisms and the regulation of an immune response.
Content	- Introduction and historical background - Innate and adaptive immunity, Cells and organs of the immune system - B cells and antibodies - Generation of diversity - Antigen presentation and Major Histoincompatibility (MHC) antigens - Thymus and T cell selection - Autoimmunity - Cytotoxic T cells and NK cells - Th1 and Th2 cells, regulatory T cells - Allergies - Hypersensitivities - Vaccines, immune-therapeutic interventions
Lecture notes	Electronic access to the documentation will be provided. The link can be found at "Lernmaterialien"
Literature	- Kuby, Immunology, 7th edition, Freemen + Co., New York, 2009
Prerequisites / Notice	Immunology I (WS) and Immunology II (SS) will be examined as one learning entity in a "Sessionsprüfung".