Immunology: Autoimmunity, Allergy, and Transplants
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Immunology: Autoimmunity, Allergy, and Transplants at Coursera Overview
Duration | 7 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Intermediate |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Immunology: Autoimmunity, Allergy, and Transplants at Coursera Highlights
- Earn a Certificate upon completion
Immunology: Autoimmunity, Allergy, and Transplants at Coursera Course details
- In this course, you will explore the mechanisms and immune responses involved in autoimmune diseases and in hyper-responsive phenomena, such as asthma
- You will examine in detail the potential causes and factors behind an overactive immune system and the disorders that might ensue if the response is not adequately controlled
- You will also analyse the effects of overactive immune response in transplant rejection
Immunology: Autoimmunity, Allergy, and Transplants at Coursera Curriculum
Introduction to autoimmunity
Introduction
Stimulating and winding down immune responses
Immune tolerance mechanisms and their failure
Introduction to autoimmunity
Course introduction
Introduction to autoimmunity
Human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) and multiple sclerosis
Week 1 Practice Quiz
Introduction to autoimmunity
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Introduction and SLE pathogenesis
Causes and risk factors of lupus
Week 2 Practice Quiz
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Haematological autoimmune conditions
Autoimmunity in haematology immune thrombocytopenia
Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia and Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)
Other autoimmune haematological disorders
Week 3 Practice Quiz
Haematological autoimmune conditions
Asthma and allergic reactions
Inappropriate immune responses and hyperresponsiveness
Introduction to asthma
T follicular helper cells in allergy and asthma
Factors initiating asthma and mechanisms of action
Four classes of hypersensitivity
Week 4 Practice Quiz
Asthma and allergic reactions
Antibody-mediated transplant rejection
Tissue transplant and the immune systems
Antibody-mediated transplant rejection
Introduction to transplant rejection
Types of transplantation
Host versus graft reactions
Types of graft rejection
Graft versus host disease (GvHD)
Week 5 Practice Quiz
Antibody-mediated transplant rejection
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