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188.860.01
Tutorial in Tissue Injury, Inflammation, and Repair

Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Environmental Health and Engineering
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2014 - 2015
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Thursday, 5:30 - 7:30pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Contact Name
Arthur Dannenberg-Jr.
Contact Email
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Covers the biochemical and pathophysiological mechanisms of acute and chronic inflammation, including immediate and delayed hypersensitivity and the response to physical, chemical, and microbial tissue damage. Discusses cell membrane function; capillary permeability; histamine, kinins, plasmin, complement, icosanoids; blood clotting; chemotaxis; and other inflammatory mediators produced by various blood cells.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Assess how tissues respond to injury
  2. Analyze what starts and stops the inflammatory process
  3. Identify how tissues repair
  4. Integrate assigned readings with emerging knowledge of tissue pathology through one-on-one discussion
Special Comments

Outside Work: Students will be responsible for understanding about 400 pages of Majno’s 1000-page textbook on Inflammation. In the two-hour session each week, they will discuss with the instructor each chapter that they are assigned. This is in addition to homework assignments.