Ateneo - UPO

The course presents the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in human disease, with a focus on nutrition, lipid and glucose metabolism.

Pontieri. Patologia Generale e Fisiopatologia. Piccin.

The course will provide the competence to evaluate the consequences of the alteration of the homeostatic mechanisms and their role in disease, with a focus on nutrition, and abnormalities of lipid and glucose metabolism.

The student must have acquired adequate information of Biology, Anatomy, Physics, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Medical Genetics, Histology and Physiology.

Interactive class, discussion, reading of scientific papers.

Oral exam. The student need to have acquired information on the most important pathophysiological processes that cause disease.

Physiopathology of lipid metabolism: The mechanism of lipid transport. Lipoprotein alterations.
Atherosclerotic disease. Mechanism of atherosclerotic plaque formation and evolution.
Physiopathology of nutrition: Protein-calories malnutrition, vitamin deficiencies. Obesity.
Physiopathology of glucose metabolism: mechanisms of insulin resistance. Diabetes

Knowledge and understanding of the mechanisms responsible of the main physiopathological processes in human diseases