Immunotechnology detail syllabus for Biotechnology (Bt), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17BT53), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.
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Course Objectives:
This course will enable students to
- Learn the underlying concepts of molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in the development and regulation of the immune response
- Describe the cause and treatment for Immune System Pathologies and Dysfunctions.
- Learn the importance techniques of Immunodiagnosis.
Module 1
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Module 2
HUMORAL AND CELL MEDIATED IMMUNITY: B-lymphocytes and their activation, antibody genes and generation of diversity, production of monoclonal antibodies, polyclonal antibodies and applications, cytokines, Thymus derived lymphocytes (T cells) – their ontogeny and types, MHC Complex, antigen presenting cells (APC), Activation of T-cells, antigen processing and presentation, Major histocompatibility Complex- MHC Class I and II molecules.
Module 3
INFECTION AND IMMUNITY: Injury and inflammation, immune response to infections: immunity to viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites, complement, Hypersensitivity, Immunodeficiencies, Criteria and causes of autoimmune disorders, types of autoimmunity, rheumatoid arthritis, animal model.
Module 4
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Module 5
MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY & IMMUNODIAGNOSIS Catalytic antibodies, application of PCR technology to produce humanized antibodies (Single chain fragment variable), immunotherapy with genetically engineered antibodies, Brief mention about stem cells and applications to immunology, Antigen antibody interaction – Precipitation reactions, Agglutination reactions, Blood typing, A, B, ABO & Rh, principles and applications of ELISA,
Radio Immuno Assay (RIA), western blot analysis, immuno-electrophoresis, Immunofluorescence, chemiluminescence assay, fluorescence activated cell sorting analysis.
Course Outcomes:
After studying this course, students will be able to:
- Outline the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in the development and regulation of the immune response,
- Describe the cause, challenges and treatment for Immune System Pathologies and Dysfunctions.
- Apply the major immunological laboratory techniques and their application to both clinical analysis and experimental research
Reference Books:
- Essential Immunology by Roitt I. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford.
- Molecular Immunology By Benjamini E.
- Immunology a short course by Benjamini E. and Leskowitz S. Wiley Liss.
- The Immune System by Peter Parham, Garland Science.
- Understanding Immunology by Peter Wood, Pearson Education.
Text Books:
- Immunology – an Introduction by Tizard, Thomson.
- Immunology by J Kuby, WH Freeman.
- Immunology & Immunotechnology by Ashim K Chakravarthy, Oxford University Press.
- Immundiagnostics by S C Rastogi, New Age International
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