Autoimmunity

The aim of the course is that the participants achieves knowledge and understanding of mechanisms in immunological self/non-self discrimination and knowledge of organ-specific and systemic autoimmune diseases.

The following main topics are contained in the course:

• General introduction to autoimmunity¨

• Immunological self/non-self discrimination

• Innate and adaptive immunity in autoimmune diseases

• Systemic autoimmune diseases (e.g. connective tissue diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus)

• Organ specific autoimmune diseases (e.g. diabetes type I, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune thyroiditis)

• Diagnostics of autoimmune diseases

• Treatment of autoimmune diseases