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THE PHYSIOPATHOLOGY OF ACTIVE AGING AND FRAILTY

Alessandro VATRELLA THE PHYSIOPATHOLOGY OF ACTIVE AGING AND FRAILTY

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DIPARTIMENTO DI MEDICINA, CHIRURGIA E ODONTOIATRIA "SCUOLA MEDICA SALERNITANA"
P.H.D. COURSE
TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVE AGING
2022/2023

YEAR OF COURSE
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2021
FULL ACADEMIC YEAR
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
16LESSONS
ALESSANDRO VATRELLA T Curriculum
Objectives
DEEPEN THE SKILLS ABOUT THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES OF SENESCENCE, AS A PREPARATORY MOMENT FOR THE ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE ELDERLY, WITH REFERENCE TO THE MAIN SYSTEMS, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE RESPIRATORY AND CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS.
Prerequisites
KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN BIOMOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF INFLAMMATION AND OXIDATIVE STRESS IN THE MOST COMMON CHRONIC DISEASES.
Contents
CELLS OF INNATE AND ACQUIRED IMMUNITY IN THE INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE. PRIMARY PRO-INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES, SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION SYSTEMS. LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION. SYSTEMIC EFFECTS OF INFLAMMATION. ACUTE PHASE PROTEINS. CHRONIC INFLAMMATION. MAIN CELLS INVOLVED IN CHRONIC INFLAMMATION. MECHANISMS OF IMMUNOSENESCENCE AND OXIDATIVE STRESS.
Teaching Methods
THE TEACHING IS DIVIDED INTO 12 HOURS OF THEORETICAL LECTURES ON ALL THE TOPICS OF THE PROGRAM. THE TOPICS ARE ILLUSTRATED BY THE TEACHER THROUGH POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS AND INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION.
Verification of learning
ORAL EXAMINATION WITH DISCUSSION ON THE TOPICS.
Texts
LECTURE NOTES. SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES DISCUSSED DURING THE LECTURES.
More Information
POSSIBILITY OF IN-DEPTH STUDY ON THE ISSUES AFTER AGREEMENT WITH THE TEACHER.
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