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ANALITYCAL CHEMISTRY (LAB)
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Aim: principles of analysis of the molecules with the principal system of identification.----------------------------------------------------Quantitative and qualitative analaysis; Error; Data analysis; Equilibrium in solution; Titrations
Voltammetry and polarography; Systematic analysis; Elements of atomic spectroscopy; Elements of Molecular spectroscopy; Polarimetry.
Suggested texbooks
Fundamentals of analytical chemistry. Crouch, Skoog, West, Holler. 8th edition 2003, (or more recent), Brooks/Cole ISBN-10: 0534417973
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ZAZA FABIO
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Quantitative and qualitative analysis; Error; Data analysis; Equilibrium in solution; Titrations Voltammetry and Polarography; Systematic analysis; Elemets of atomic spectroscopy; Elemets of Molecular Spectroscopy; Polarimetry.
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MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
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Aim:The course provides the essential knowledge of the major concepts, principles and applications of microbiology. Trough this course you will learn about what microorganisms are, how they function, and how their related pathogenetic mechanism work. Areas covered are: Microbiology; Bacteriology; Mycology; Parassitology; Virology. These objectives will be achieved through lectures, seminars and educational interactive activities designed to facilitate learning, and to improve the ability to address and resolve the main questions of Medical Microbiology. Some peculiar arguments and topics will be presented and studied in depth.------------------------------------------General Bacteriology
Criteria for classification and taxonomy of bacteria. The bacterial cell. Bacterial spores. Bacterial genetics. Metabolism and bacterial growth. Host-parasite relationship: the action of pathogenic bacteria. Immune sera and vaccines. Principles of microbiological diagnostics. Antibacterial drugs and mechanisms of resistance.
Special Bacteriology
Staphylococci. Streptococci. Pneumococci. Enterococci. Bacilli and clostridia. Corinebatteri and Listeria. Enterobacteriaceae. Pseudomonas. Vibrios. Campylobacter and Helicobacter. Haemophilus. Bordetella and Brucella. Yersinia and Pasteurella. Neisseria. Anaerobic microorganisms. Legionella. Mycobacteria. Spirochete. Mycoplasma. Rickettsiae. Chlamydia.
General Mycology
The mycetes: structure, dimorphism and replication. Mechanisms of pathogenicity.
Special Mycology
Mycosis by opportunistic fungi. Mycosis superficial, skin, subcutaneous and systemic.
General Parasitology
Systematics and zoological nomenclature. Biological associations. General information about life cycles of pests. Parasitic specificity. Parasite-host interactions. Pathogenic action of parasites. Parasitic diseases of medical importance.
Special Parasitology
Protozoan parasites of man. Cestodes, trematodes and nematodes of human relevance.
Arthropod pests and vectors of major human parasitic diseases.
General Virology
Nature, origin and morphology of viruses. Viral nucleic acids, proteins and lipids. Multiplication of animal viruses. Virus-cell interaction. Persistence and latency. Cell culture, cycle reproductive isolation of animal viruses, adaptation and virulence. Inactivation of viruses: physical and chemical agents. Cell surface antigens encoded by viruses. Immune response to viral infection. Interferons. Vaccines. Antiviral chemotherapy.
Special Virology
Adenovirus. Herpesvirus. Poxvirus. Papovavirus. Parvovirus. Picornavirus. Mixovirus. Paramyxovirus. Rhabdovirus. Togavirus and other viruses transmitted by insects. Filoviruses. Rubella virus. Reovirus and rotavirus. Hepatitis. Retrovirus. Human Retroviruses. Oncogenic RNA and DNA viruses. Prions.
ImmunologyInnate (Non-Specific) and Acquired (Specific ) Immunity; Cell and organs of the Immune System Hematopoiesis; Enrichment of hematopoietic stem cells; Clinical uses of pluripotent stem cells; B-lymphocytes: maturation, activation and differentiation; Major Hystocompatibility Complex; Antigens; Antigen processing and presentation; Immunoglobulins: structure and function; Polyclonal antibodies and monoclonal antibodies Antigen-antibody interactions; T-lymphocytes: maturation, activation and differentiation; T-cell receptors; Cytokines; The Complement System; Leukocyte migration and inflammation; Cell-mediated and humoral effector responses; Cytotoxicity; Hypersensitive reactions; Vaccines; Autoimmunity; Immunodeficiency diseases; The Immune System in AIDS; Transplantation immunology: basis and manifestations of graft rejection, tissue
Typing, immunosuppressive therapy; Cancer and Immune System; Experimental Systems in Immunology: animal models, cell culture systems.
Suggested textbooks
Immunobiology from P. Travers, C.A. Janeway.
Cellular and Molecular Immunology from A.K. Abbas, A.H. Lichtman.
Patrick R. Murray, Ken S. Rosenthal, Michael A. Pfaller “Medical Microbiology”,
6th Edition, 2008.
Slide set of the lessons.
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CECCHERINI SILBERSTEIN FRANCESCA
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DESCRIPTION OF TEACHING MODULE: BACTERIOLOGY GENERAL BACTERIOLOGY: - Criteria for classification and taxonomy of bacteria. The bacterial cell. Bacterial spores. Bacterial genetics. Metabolism and bacterial growth. Host-parasite relationship: the action of pathogenic bacteria. Immune sera and vaccines. Principles of microbiological diagnostics. Antibacterial drugs and mechanisms of resistance. SPECIAL BACTERIOLOGY: - Staphylococci. Streptococci. Pneumococci. Enterococci. Bacilli and clostridia. Corinebatteri and Listeria. Enterobacteriaceae. Pseudomonas. Vibrios. Campylobacter and Helicobacter. Haemophilus. Bordetella and Brucella. Yersinia and Pasteurella. Neisseria. Anaerobic microorganisms. Legionella. Mycobacteria. Spirochete. Mycoplasma. Rickettsiae. Chlamydia. VIROLOGY GENERAL VIROLOGY: - Nature, origin and morphology of viruses. Viral nucleic acids, proteins and lipids. Oncogenic RNA and DNA viruses. Multiplication of animal viruses. Virus-cell interaction. Persistence and latency. Cell culture, cycle reproductive isolation of animal viruses, adaptation and virulence. Inactivation of viruses: physical and chemical agents. Cell surface antigens encoded by viruses. Immune response to viral infection. Interferons. Vaccines. Antiviral and resistance therapy SPECIAL VIROLOGY: - Adenovirus. Herpesvirus. Poxvirus. Papovavirus. Parvovirus. Picornavirus. Mixovirus. Paramyxovirus. Rhabdovirus. Togavirus and other viruses transmitted by insects. Filoviruses. Rubella virus. Reovirus and rotavirus. Hepatitis viruses. Retrovirus. Prions.
 REFERENCES: Patrick R. Murray, Ken S. Rosenthal, Michael A. Pfaller “Medical Microbiology”
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PERNO CARLO FEDERICO
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DESCRIPTION OF TEACHING MODULE: BACTERIOLOGY GENERAL BACTERIOLOGY: - Criteria for classification and taxonomy of bacteria. The bacterial cell. Bacterial spores. Bacterial genetics. Metabolism and bacterial growth. Host-parasite relationship: the action of pathogenic bacteria. Immune sera and vaccines. Principles of microbiological diagnostics. Antibacterial drugs and mechanisms of resistance. SPECIAL BACTERIOLOGY: - Staphylococci. Streptococci. Pneumococci. Enterococci. Bacilli and clostridia. Corinebatteri and Listeria. Enterobacteriaceae. Pseudomonas. Vibrios. Campylobacter and Helicobacter. Haemophilus. Bordetella and Brucella. Yersinia and Pasteurella. Neisseria. Anaerobic microorganisms. Legionella. Mycobacteria. Spirochete. Mycoplasma. Rickettsiae. Chlamydia. VIROLOGY GENERAL VIROLOGY: - Nature, origin and morphology of viruses. Viral nucleic acids, proteins and lipids. Oncogenic RNA and DNA viruses. Multiplication of animal viruses. Virus-cell interaction. Persistence and latency. Cell culture, cycle reproductive isolation of animal viruses, adaptation and virulence. Inactivation of viruses: physical and chemical agents. Cell surface antigens encoded by viruses. Immune response to viral infection. Interferons. Vaccines. Antiviral and resistance therapy SPECIAL VIROLOGY: - Adenovirus. Herpesvirus. Poxvirus. Papovavirus. Parvovirus. Picornavirus. Mixovirus. Paramyxovirus. Rhabdovirus. Togavirus and other viruses transmitted by insects. Filoviruses. Rubella virus. Reovirus and rotavirus. Hepatitis viruses. Retrovirus. Prions.
 REFERENCES: Patrick R. Murray, Ken S. Rosenthal, Michael A. Pfaller “Medical Microbiology”
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MALISAN FLORENCE
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DESCRIPTION OF TEACHING MODULE: Description of Innate and Adaptive Immunity- Antibodies- B cells- Cytokines- Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC)- Antigen presentation, dendritic cells- T cell development, thymic selection- T cell subsets- Humoral immunity- T cell activation - Cell mediated immunity- An overview of immunopathology including allergy, immunodeficiency, tolerance, autoimmunity, and tumor Immunity
 Basic Immunology, Abul K. Abbas and Andrew H. Lichtman, 3rd updated Edition, Elsevier.
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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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Aim:The object of the course is to create general understanding amongst the students in the subject of molecular biology. The students will have basic knowledge of the molecular biology both in prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems. The students will learn about classics molecular biology methodologies as well as new techniques to understand the new findings of the genomic approach. It is expected that they will be more confident to use the acquired knowledge in pursuing their future orientation as pharmacists or in drug development and other industrial applications.----------------------------------------Nucleotides: structure and properties; The double helix; Semiconservative replication; Chemistry of DNA; Supercoiling; Chromatin components and structure; Histone-DNA interactions; Histone posttranslational modifications; Gene expression and methylation; Sequence components; Repetitive and non repetitive DNA; Genes: shapes, sizes and structures; Polycistronic bacterial genes; Eukaryiotic genes are interrupted; Gene families; Bacterial genome is a single replicon while eukaryotic chromosomes contains many; Origin of replication; DNA polymerases; Proteins participating to DNA replication; The two DNA strands are replicated in a coordinated manner; Systems that repair DNA; Messenger RNA: structure and function; Eukaryotic mRNAs structure; Eukaryotic mRNAs splicing and processing; Transfer RNA: structure and function; tRNA primary, secondary and tertiary structure; Ribosomal RNA: structure and function; Bacterial RNA polymerases; Sigma factors and the control of bacterial transcription; Transcription units; Bacterial transcription: initiation, synthesis and termination; Eukaryotic RNA polymerases; RNA polymerase II promoters; Transcription factors cooperating with RNApol II in transcription initiation; The process of mRNA transcription initiation; Transcription factors: DNA sequences recognition, structures and function; General mechanisms for activation or repression of transcription; Homeo domains; Leucine zippers; Steroid hormone receptors; Chromatin structure and transcription; Histone methylation and acetylation regulate transcription; Protein expression can be regulated various step other than transcription; Genetic code; tRNA and mRNA roles; Ribosomes: structure and function; tRNA activation; Codon-anticodon recognition; Initiation, elongation and termination of protein synthesis; Restriction enzymes; Plasmids; DNA sequences can be obtained in various ways; Vectors for cloning DNA; DNA cloning; RNA can be copied in DNA; Gene isolation from genomes; Chromosome walking; The human genome project; Nucleic acids hybridising; Methods for studying mRNA expression; Polymerase chain reaction; DNA sequencing; Cloned genes can be expressed in prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems.
Suggested textbooks
Genes VIII , Lewin.
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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY MOD I
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Aim:The object of the course is to create general understanding amongst the students in the subject of molecular biology. The students will have basic knowledge of the molecular biology both in prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems. The students will learn about classics molecular biology methodologies as well as new techniques to understand the new findings of the genomic approach. It is expected that they will be more confident to use the acquired knowledge in pursuing their future orientation as pharmacists or in drug development and other industrial applications.----------------------------------------Nucleotides: structure and properties; The double helix; Semiconservative replication; Chemistry of DNA; Supercoiling; Chromatin components and structure; Histone-DNA interactions; Histone posttranslational modifications; Gene expression and methylation; Sequence components; Repetitive and non repetitive DNA; Genes: shapes, sizes and structures; Polycistronic bacterial genes; Eukaryiotic genes are interrupted; Gene families; Bacterial genome is a single replicon while eukaryotic chromosomes contains many; Origin of replication; DNA polymerases; Proteins participating to DNA replication; The two DNA strands are replicated in a coordinated manner; Systems that repair DNA; Messenger RNA: structure and function; Eukaryotic mRNAs structure; Eukaryotic mRNAs splicing and processing; Transfer RNA: structure and function; tRNA primary, secondary and tertiary structure; Ribosomal RNA: structure and function; Bacterial RNA polymerases; Sigma factors and the control of bacterial transcription; Transcription units; Bacterial transcription: initiation, synthesis and termination; Eukaryotic RNA polymerases; RNA polymerase II promoters; Transcription factors cooperating with RNApol II in transcription initiation; The process of mRNA transcription initiation;
Suggested textbooks
Genes VIII , Lewin.
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PIRO MARIA CRISTINA
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DESCRIPTION OF TEACHING MODULE: The course is oriented towards the description of the structure, function and properties of the main classes of biomolecules: proteins, carbohydrates and lipids.
 REFERENCES: Principles of Biochemistry, fifth edition Lehninger, Nelson DL, Cox MM
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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY MOD II
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Aim:The object of the course is to create general understanding amongst the students in the subject of molecular biology. The students will have basic knowledge of the molecular biology both in prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems. The students will learn about classics molecular biology methodologies as well as new techniques to understand the new findings of the genomic approach. It is expected that they will be more confident to use the acquired knowledge in pursuing their future orientation as pharmacists or in drug development and other industrial applications.----------------------------------------Transcription factors: DNA sequences recognition, structures and function; General mechanisms for activation or repression of transcription; Homeo domains; Leucine zippers; Steroid hormone receptors; Chromatin structure and transcription; Histone methylation and acetylation regulate transcription; Protein expression can be regulated various step other than transcription; Genetic code; tRNA and mRNA roles; Ribosomes: structure and function; tRNA activation; Codon-anticodon recognition; Initiation, elongation and termination of protein synthesis; Restriction enzymes; Plasmids; DNA sequences can be obtained in various ways; Vectors for cloning DNA; DNA cloning; RNA can be copied in DNA; Gene isolation from genomes; Chromosome walking; The human genome project; Nucleic acids hybridising; Methods for studying mRNA expression; Polymerase chain reaction; DNA sequencing; Cloned genes can be expressed in prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems.
Suggested textbooks
Genes VIII , Lewin.
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CANDI ELEONORA
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DESCRIPTION OF TEACHING MODULE: The course is divided in four parts: maintenance of the genome, genome expression, regulation of genome expression and molecular biology methodologies. Maintenance of the genome: Structures of DNA and RNA, genome structure, chromatin and nucleosome, replication of DNA, mutability and repair of DNA, homologous recombination at the molecular level site-specific recombination. Genome expression: Mechanism of transcription, RNA splicing, translation, the genetic code. Regulation of genome expression: Transcriptional regulation in prokaryotes and in eukaryotes, regulatory RNAs. Methods: DNA and RNA electrophoresis, hybridization, restriction enzymes and cloning techniques, oligonucleotides synthesis, PCR, EMSA, chromatin immunoprecipitation, DNA sequencing, gene array.
 DIDACTIC MATERIALS: 1) Text book: Molecular Biology of the Gene, Watson, Baker, Bell, Gann, Levine, Losick. Pearson International Edition. 2) Scientific seminars on different molecular biology topics organized every year in which the students are invited.
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MELINO GENNARO
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DESCRIPTION OF TEACHING MODULE: The course is divided in several parts, including: genome expression, translation, genetic code, regulation of genome expression and molecular biology methodologies. In details: 1. Regulation of genome expression: RNA polymerases and the transcription cycle in general; transcription in prokaryotes and in eukaryotes; promoters and responsive elements; transcription mediated by RNApolymerase I and III. The chemistry of RNA splicing; different type of splicing; alternative splicing; exon shuffling; RNA editing and mRNA transport from nucleus to cytosol. 2. Translation and genetic code: tRNA structure; tRNA loading with amino acids; ribosome in eukaryotes and prokaryotes; initiation, elongation and termination of the translation; regulation of translation. Roles that govers the genetic code; degeneration of the code. 3. Regulation of genome expression: transcription regulation in prokaryotes and eukaryotes; conserved mechanisms of transcription regulation from yeast to mammals; transcriptional activators; signal integration and combinatorial control, transcriptional repressors; modifications of histones and DNA; epigenetic regulation. 4. Non-coding RNA and their regulatory functions: regulation by RNAs in bacteria; RNA interference; microRNA biogenesis and their functions; regulatory RNAs and X-inactivation; other non-coding RNA and their regulatory functions (uc.RNA, lncRNA). 5. Methods: DNA and RNA electrophoresis, hybridization, restriction enzymes and cloning techniques, oligonucleotides synthesis, PCR, EMSA, chromatin immunoprecipitation, DNA sequencing, gene array.

DIDACTIC MATERIALS: 1) Text book: Molecular Biology of the Gene, Watson, Baker, Bell, Gann, Levine, Losick. Pearson International Edition. 2) Scientific seminars on different molecular biology topics organized every year in which the students are invited.
REFERENCES: Molecular Biology of the Gene, Watson, Baker, Bell, Gann, Levine, Losick. Pearson International Edition.
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DRUGS ANALYSIS
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The aim of the course is to give knowledges on therapeutic drug monitoring as well as onanalysis of specific drugs of abuse in the clinical biochemistry laboratory.------------Program introduces students to Pharmacogenetics with the goal of preparing them to a likely future prospect: individualize drug prescribing on the basis of an individual genotype; Clinical utility and indications, blood sample collection and processing; Serum drug concentrations and their significance; Therapeutic range, elimination half-life, recommendation for blood sampling, elimination, clinical aspects; Immunosuppressive drugs (cyclosporine, tacrolimus), antiepileptic drugs (carbamazepine, phenytoin, phenobarbital, valproic acid), antibiotics (vancomicin, amikacyn), antineoplastic drugs (metotrexate), lithium, theophylline, digoxin; Alcohol, cocaine, opiates, barbiturates, cannabinoids, amphetamines; General concepts, screening methods and confirmation tests;The need for predictive pharmacogenetics-based therapeutic recommendations; Applications in oncology, gastroenterology, rheumatology, psychiatry, acute and chronic pain, cardiovascular diseases; Assay techniques: restriction length polymorphisms, sequencing, microarray; Cytochromes P450 family, glutathione s-transferases, N-acetyltransferase, thiopurine s-methyltrasnferase, UDP-glucuronosuyltransferases, diidropirimidina deidrogenasi, oppioid receptor, catecol-O-methyltransferase, P-glycoprotein.
Fundamental theoretical principles; Physical and chemical properties of drug molecules; Systematic qualitative inorganic analysis; Flame spectrometry, Common apparatus and basic techniques; Separative techniques; Spectroscopic techniques; Pharmaceutical analysis of some Inorganic drugs.
Suggested textbooks
David G. Watson, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Elsevier 2005.
Lecture Notes + Journal articles provided by the teacher
A Textbook for Pharmacy Students and Pharmaceutical Chemists. David G. Watson, Elsiever 2005
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METHODOLOGY
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The aim of the course is to give knowledges on therapeutic drug monitoring as well as onanalysis of specific drugs of abuse in the clinical biochemistry laboratory.------------Fundamental theoretical principles; Physical and chemical properties of drug molecules; Systematic qualitative inorganic analysis; Flame spectrometry, Common apparatus and basic techniques; Separative techniques; Spectroscopic techniques; Pharmaceutical analysis of some Inorganic drugs.
Suggested texbooks
A Textbook for Pharmacy Students and Pharmaceutical Chemists. David G. Watson, Elsiever 2005
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CRESTINI CLAUDIA
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DESCRIPTION OF TEACHING MODULE: Fundamental theoretical principles; Physical and chemical properties of drug molecules; Systematic qualitative inorganic analysis; Flame spectrometry, Common apparatus and basic techniques; Separative techniques; Spectroscopic techniques; Pharmaceutical analysis of some Inorganic drugs.
 A Textbook for Pharmacy Students and Pharmaceutical Chemists. David G. Watson, Elsiever 2005. Vogel’s Qualitative Inorganic Analysis
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APPLICATIONS
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The aim of the course is to give knowledges on therapeutic drug monitoring as well as onanalysis of specific drugs of abuse in the clinical biochemistry laboratory.------------The Program introduces students to Pharmacogenetics with the goal of preparing them to a likely future prospect: individualize drug prescribing on the basis of an individual genotype; Clinical utility and indications, blood sample collection and processing; Serum drug concentrations and their significance; Therapeutic range, elimination half-life, recommendation for blood sampling, elimination, clinical aspects; Immunosuppressive drugs (cyclosporine, tacrolimus), antiepileptic drugs (carbamazepine, phenytoin, phenobarbital, valproic acid), antibiotics (vancomicin, amikacyn), antineoplastic drugs (metotrexate), lithium, theophylline, digoxin; Alcohol, cocaine, opiates, barbiturates, cannabinoids, amphetamines; General concepts, screening methods and confirmation tests;The need for predictive pharmacogenetics-based therapeutic recommendations; Applications in oncology, gastroenterology, rheumatology, psychiatry, acute and chronic pain, cardiovascular diseases; Assay techniques: restriction length polymorphisms, sequencing, microarray; Cytochromes P450 family, glutathione s-transferases, N-acetyltransferase, thiopurine s-methyltrasnferase, UDP-glucuronosuyltransferases, diidropirimidina deidrogenasi, oppioid receptor, catecol-O-methyltransferase, P-glycoprotein.
Suggested textbooks
David G. Watson, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Elsevier 2005.
Lecture Notes + Journal articles provided by the teacher
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BERNARDINI SERGIO
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The Program introduces students to Pharmacogenetics with the goal of preparing them to a likely future prospect: individualize drug prescribing on the basis of an individual genotype; Clinical utility and indications, blood sample collection and processing; Serum drug concentrations and their significance; Therapeutic range, elimination half-life, recommendation for blood sampling, elimination, clinical aspects; Immunosuppressive drugs (cyclosporine, tacrolimus), antiepileptic drugs (carbamazepine, phenytoin, phenobarbital, valproic acid), antibiotics (vancomicin, amikacyn), antineoplastic drugs (metotrexate), lithium, theophylline, digoxin; Alcohol, cocaine, opiates, barbiturates, cannabinoids, amphetamines; General concepts, screening methods and confirmation tests;The need for predictive pharmacogenetics-based therapeutic recommendations; Applications in oncology, gastroenterology, rheumatology, psychiatry, acute and chronic pain, cardiovascular diseases; Assay techniques: restriction length polymorphisms, sequencing, microarray; Cytochromes P450 family, glutathione s-transferases, N-acetyltransferase, thiopurine s-methyltrasnferase, UDP-glucuronosuyltransferases, diidropirimidina deidrogenasi, oppioid receptor, catecol-O-methyltransferase, P-glycoprotein.
 Suggested textbooks David G. Watson, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Elsevier 2005. Lecture Notes + Journal articles provided by the teacher
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PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
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The module aims at studying the main targets of drug action with special emphasis to biodrugs, innovative pharmacological therapies and recent research on novel targets and its application in the design of therapeutics.--------------
General principles of biological drug targets.
Biological drug targets:
Components of cell membrane; Secreted proteins; Signal transduction pathways; Mitochondria; RNA (oligonucleotide anti-sense, RNA interference); DNA, telomere structures and telomerase; DNA repair enzymes; Cell cycle checkpoints; Epigenetic-enzymes; Proteasome pathway.
Suggested textbooks
Goodman & Gilman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 11th Edition (2005),
Laurence Brunton, John Lazo, Keith L Parker, McGraw Hill.
The Cell: A Molecular Approach, 5th ed. (2009), G.M. Cooper and R.E. Hausman, ASM
Press and Sinauerc Associates, Inc.
Lecture notes from the lessons.
Hammond: Cellular and Molecular Neurophysiol
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MACCHI BEATRICE
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General principles of biological drug targets. Biological drug targets: Components of cell membrane; Secreted proteins; Signal transduction pathways; Mitochondria; RNA (oligonucleotide anti-sense, RNA interference); DNA, telomere structures and telomerase; DNA repair enzymes; Cell cycle checkpoints; Epigenetic-enzymes; Proteasome pathway.
 Suggested textbooks Goodman & Gilman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 11th Edition (2005), Laurence Brunton, John Lazo, Keith L Parker, McGraw Hill. The Cell: A Molecular Approach, 5th ed. (2009), G.M. Cooper and R.E. Hausman, ASM Press and Sinauerc Associates, Inc. Lecture notes from the lessons. Hammond: Cellular and Molecular Neurophysiol
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STATISTICS
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Aim: principles of Medical Statistics.___________________________Defining the objectives; Methods of randomisation; Laboratory experiments; Experimental units; Types of studies; Randomised studies; Cohort studies; Case-control studies; Cross-sectional studies; Types of data; Frequency distributions; Histograms and other frequency graphs; Shapes; Of frequency distributions; Cumulative distributions; Median and quantiles; The means (arithmetic, geometric…); Variance and standard deviation; Degrees of freedom; Rates and proportions; Significant figures; Presenting tables; Pie chart; Bar charts; Scatter diagrams; Misleading graphs; Probability; Properties of probabilities; Conditional probabilities; Bayes formula; Probability distributions and random variables; The binomial distribution; The Poisson distribution; Probability for continuous variables; The normal distribution; Properties of the normal Distribution; The normal plot; P-P plot; Standardised normal table; Sampling and sampling distributions; Standard error of a sample mean; Standard error; Of a proportion; Confidence intervals; The difference between two means; The difference between two proportions; Testing a hypothesis; Principles of significance tests; The null hypothesis; Significance; Levels and types of errors; The p-value; One and two sided tests; Comparing the means of large samples; Comparing two proportions; Comparing the means of small samples (the t-distribution); Comparing two variances (the F-distribution); Scatter diagrams; Regression; Using the regression line for prediction; Analysis of Residuals; Significance test for the regression coefficient; Correlation; Significance test for the correlation coefficient; The Mann Whitney U test; The Wilcoxon matched pairs test; Spearman’s rankCorrelation coefficient; Kendall’s rank correlation coefficient; Parametric or non Parametric methods; The chi-squared test for association; Tests for 2 by 2 tables; Yates continuity correction for the 2 by 2 table; The odds ratio; Standard error for the log odds ratio.
Suggested textbooks
An Introduction to Medical Statistics, M. Bland, Oxford Medical Publications, 2008.
Medical Statistics: a commonsense approach, M.J. Campbell and M. Machin, Wiley, NY,
1999.
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IACOBELLI SIMONA
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Defining the objectives; Methods of randomisation; Laboratory experiments; Experimental units; Types of studies; Randomised studies; Cohort studies; Case-control studies; Cross-sectional studies; Types of data; Frequency distributions; Histograms and other frequency graphs; Shapes; Of frequency distributions; Cumulative distributions; Median and quantiles; The means (arithmetic, geometric…); Variance and standard deviation; Degrees of freedom; Rates and proportions; Significant figures; Presenting tables; Pie chart; Bar charts; Scatter diagrams; Misleading graphs; Probability; Properties of probabilities; Conditional probabilities; Bayes formula; Probability distributions and random variables; The binomial distribution; The Poisson distribution; Probability for continuous variables; The normal distribution; Properties of the normal Distribution; The normal plot; P-P plot; Standardised normal table; Sampling and sampling distributions; Standard error of a sample mean; Standard error; Of a proportion; Confidence intervals; The difference between two means; The difference between two proportions; Testing a hypothesis; Principles of significance tests; The null hypothesis; Significance; Levels and types of errors; The p-value; One and two sided tests; Comparing the means of large samples; Comparing two proportions; Comparing the means of small samples (the t-distribution); Comparing two variances (the F-distribution); Scatter diagrams; Regression; Using the regression line for prediction; Analysis of Residuals; Significance test for the regression coefficient; Correlation; Significance test for the correlation coefficient; The Mann Whitney U test; The Wilcoxon matched pairs test; Spearman’s rankCorrelation coefficient; Kendall’s rank correlation coefficient; Parametric or non Parametric methods; The chi-squared test for association; Tests for 2 by 2 tables; Yates continuity correction for the 2 by 2 table; The odds ratio; Standard error for the log odds ratio.
 Reference: LINK didattica WEB.2
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BIOCHEMISTRY
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The Biochemistry aims to provide students with a thorough understanding of the structure-function relationships of the main classes of biomolecules, and to provide the basis for the study of metabolism and its regulation.----------------------------------Biomolecules and Biochemical Methods; Water and pH;Aminoacids and Peptides; Proteins: Structure and Function; Myoglobin and Hemoglobin; Enzymes: Properties, Kinetics, Mechanism of Action, Regulation of Activity, Inhibitors; Water Soluble Vitamins and Coenzymes; Bioenergetics: The Role of ATP, Biological Oxidation, The Respiratory Chain andOxidative Phosphorylation; Carbohydrates of Physiologic Significance; Lipids of Physiologic Significance; Lipid Soluble Vitamins; Purines, Pyrimidines and Nucleic Acids; Nutrition, Digestion and Absorption of Proteins, Lipids and Carbohydrates; Overview of Intermediary Metabolism; Glycolysis and the Oxidation of Pyruvate; Metabolism of Glycogen, Gluconeogenesis and Control of the Blood Glucose; The Pentose Phosphate Pathway and other Pathway of Hexose Metabolism; The Citric Acid Cycle;Fatty Acids Oxidation: Ketogenesis. Metabolism of Unsaturated Fatty Acids and Eicosanoids; Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids. Cholesterol Synthesis, Transport and Excretion; Integration of Metabolism and the Provision of Tissue Fuels; Lipid Transport and Storage; Catabolism of Proteins and of Aminoacid Nitrogen; Transamination; Oxidative Deamination; Urea cycle; Nucleotides, Metabolism of Purine and Pyrimidine Nucleotides.
Suggested textbooks
Harper’s Illustrated Biochemistry 28th ed.
R.K. Murray, D.A. Bender, K.M. Botham, P.J. Kennelly, V.W. Rodwell, P.A. Weil.
Principles of Biochemistry, Biochemistry 6th edition by Berg and Stryer/Lehninger
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BIOCHEMISTRY MOD. 2
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The Biochemistry aims to provide students with a thorough understanding of the structure-function relationships of the main classes of biomolecules, and to provide the basis for the study of metabolism and its regulation.----------------------------------The Pentose Phosphate Pathway and other Pathway of Hexose Metabolism; The Citric Acid Cycle;Fatty Acids Oxidation: Ketogenesis. Metabolism of Unsaturated Fatty Acids and Eicosanoids; Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids. Cholesterol Synthesis, Transport and Excretion; Integration of Metabolism and the Provision of Tissue Fuels; Lipid Transport and Storage; Catabolism of Proteins and of Aminoacid Nitrogen; Transamination; Oxidative Deamination; Urea cycle; Nucleotides, Metabolism of Purine and Pyrimidine Nucleotides.
Suggested textbooks
Harper’s Illustrated Biochemistry 28th ed.
R.K. Murray, D.A. Bender, K.M. Botham, P.J. Kennelly, V.W. Rodwell, P.A. Weil.
Principles of Biochemistry, Biochemistry 6th edition by Berg and Stryer/Lehninger
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FEZZA FILOMENA
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The Pentose Phosphate Pathway and other Pathway of Hexose Metabolism; The Citric Acid Cycle;Fatty Acids Oxidation: Ketogenesis. Metabolism of Unsaturated Fatty Acids and Eicosanoids; Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids. Cholesterol Synthesis, Transport and Excretion; Integration of Metabolism and the Provision of Tissue Fuels; Lipid Transport and Storage; Catabolism of Proteins and of Aminoacid Nitrogen; Transamination; Oxidative Deamination; Urea cycle; Nucleotides, Metabolism of Purine and Pyrimidine Nucleotides.
 Reference: LINK didattica WEB.2
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BIOCHEMISTRY MOD. 1
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The Biochemistry aims to provide students with a thorough understanding of the structure-function relationships of the main classes of biomolecules, and to provide the basis for the study of metabolism and its regulation.----------------------------------Biomolecules and Biochemical Methods; Water and pH;Aminoacids and Peptides; Proteins: Structure and Function; Myoglobin and Hemoglobin; Enzymes: Properties, Kinetics, Mechanism of Action, Regulation of Activity, Inhibitors; Water Soluble Vitamins and Coenzymes; Bioenergetics: The Role of ATP, Biological Oxidation, The Respiratory Chain andOxidative Phosphorylation; Carbohydrates of Physiologic Significance; Lipids of Physiologic Significance; Lipid Soluble Vitamins; Purines, Pyrimidines and Nucleic Acids; Nutrition, Digestion and Absorption of Proteins, Lipids and Carbohydrates; Overview of Intermediary Metabolism; Glycolysis and the Oxidation of Pyruvate; Metabolism of Glycogen, Gluconeogenesis and Control of the Blood Glucose.
Suggested textbooks
Harper’s Illustrated Biochemistry 28th ed.
R.K. Murray, D.A. Bender, K.M. Botham, P.J. Kennelly, V.W. Rodwell, P.A. Weil.
Principles of Biochemistry, Biochemistry 6th edition by Berg and Stryer/Lehninger
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CIRIOLO MARIA ROSA
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DESCRIPTION OF TEACHING MODULE: Introduction to metabolism – The ATP production – NAD/NADH ratio Role of carbohydrates, amino acids and lipids in the catabolic process – The acetyl-CoA mojety – Aerobic vs anaerobic oxidation. Carbohydrates uptake and utilization – General overview of glycolysis – Energetic investment phase – Energetic production phase – High energetic compounds – Fermentation to lactate – Lactate dehydrogenase – Fermentation to alcohol – Pyruvate carboxylase – Alcohol dehydrogenase – Metabolism of mannose – Fructose and Galactose – Pathologies correlated to alterations of glycolytic enzymes – Concept and significance of metabolic regulation – Modulation of enzyme activity – Glycolysis regulation – The different site of control and the difference related to cell types – Hormones involved. Gluconeogenesis reactions – Glucose precursors – Cori cycle – Gluconeogenesis regulation. Glycogen metabolism – Degradation and synthesis – Regulation of glycogen metabolism – Degradation and synthesis with respect to organ metabolism of liver and muscle. Pentose phosphate pathway – Reactions – Regulation – Role on Favism and redox pathologies. Pyruvate conversion to acetyl-CoA – Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex structure and function – Regulation allosteric and covalent – Hormonal control. The citric acid cycle – Reactions – Regulation – Anabolic role. Lipid metabolism – Assimilation and transport in lipoproteins – Glycerol degradation – Acyl activation – Transport into mitochondria – Beta-oxidation of fatty acid pair – Omega oxidation – Alpha oxidation – Beta-oxidation of unsaturated fatty acid with one or multiple bonds – Odd-numbered fatty acid oxidation – Production and utilization of propionyl-CoA – The role of vitamin b12 – Ketone bodies production, utilization and regulation of their synthesis. Biosynthesis of fatty acid – The transport of acetyl-CoA – Acyl-CoA synthase structure and function – Malonyl-CoA production – Fatty acid regulation – Glyoxylate cycle in the plant – Regulation – Differences on lipid metabolism in animal and plant cell – Elongation – Desaturation – Arachidonic acid and its derivatives. Biosynthesis of phosphatidic acid – Triacylglycerols – Regulation and glyceroneogenesis. Biosynthesis of phospholipids – Biosynthesis of ether-lipid – Plasmalogens - Synthesis of sphingolipids and derivatives. Biosynthesis of cholesterol and its derivatives – Regulation. Catabolism of protein – Metabolism of amino group – Mechanisms of transferases – Glutamate dehydrogenase – The alanine cycle – The glutamine role – The urea cycle – Regulation. Metabolism of nucleotides – De novo synthesis and re-cycling purine salvage – Purine synthesis – Regulation – De novo synthesis of pyrimidine – Regulation – Ribonucleotide reductase – Structure/function and regulation – Regulation thymidine synthesis – Tetrahydrofolate synthesis – Purine degradation – Xanthine oxidase structure and function – Gout – Pyrimidine degradation. Electron transport chain and the phosphorylation process – Structure and function of the complexes and coenzymes involved – ATP synthase structure and function – the ATP and ADP and p translocators – The malate-aspartate shuttle – The glycerol shuttle – Thermogenin role – Regulation of ATP production.
 DIDACTIC MATERIALS: Biochemistry Book and didactic material provided by the teacher.
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CHEMISTRY OF EQUILIBRIA
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Aim: the chemical basis of the solution, foundamental principles of thermodynamics and electrochemical properties.--------------------------------Chemical equilibria; The reaction kinetics and the catalysis; The basic thermodynamics of the chemical equilibria; The heat, the enthalpy, the entropy and the Gibbs free energy; The redox reactions and the basis of electrochemistry; The solutions; The electrolytes; The ionic dissociation and the weak dissociation equilibria; The hydrolysis of salts; The buffers; The pH scale; Basic electrochemistry, the conducibility and potentiometry; The Nernst equation and the electrochemical scale of redox potentials; The coordination chemistry in solution and its use for chemical analysis and microanalysis;
Suggested textbooks
Chemistry , Science of Change (3rd ed. 1998, 4th ed. 2003), D.W. Oxtoby, W.H.
Freeman, and T. Black, Harcourt-Brace.
Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change (4th ed.), M. Silverberg,
McGraw-Hill, 2006.
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ESCRIPTION OF TEACHING MODULE: Acid base equilibria, calculation of the pH, buffer capacity, hydrolysis, Precipitation equilibria: Kps and solubility. Dependence of the solubility of the pH. Complex equilibria, ammonia and EDTA Stability constant. Redox equilibria. Dependence of the pH, E.M.F. Nernst low and Constant of redox equilibria.
 DIDACTIC MATERIALS: Problem solving in analytical chemistry, Pergamon Press
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