| Course title | Microbiome and Its Role in the Human Body |
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| Course code | LCH/VAB52 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminar |
| Level of course | Master |
| Year of study | 3 |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 2 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Status of course | Optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
| Course availability | The course is available to visiting students |
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| Course content |
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Basic information about the microbiome, its role in various diseases and experimental models used to study microbiome. Bacterial metabolism. Microbiome metabolites and their role in the human organism. Microbiome and drug metabolism. Microbiome, inflammation and immunity. The gut-brain axis and the role of the microbiome. Microbiome targeted therapy. Skin microbiome.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
| Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook) |
| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of the subject is to define the microbiome and explain its role in the human body, especially in pathological processes, from a biochemical point of view. The emphasis is placed on microbial metabolism in the digestive tract and its further impact on the whole organism. The subject builds on knowledge of microbiology and deals with the molecular mechanisms of biochemical processes and their regulation by microbiome and its metabolites.
The student who passes the subject will gain an overview of the importance of the role of microbiome in human health. This information will provide students with a more comprehensive view of physiological and pathological processes in the human body, where in addition to human cells and enzymatic systems, the microbiome and its metabolites play a crucial role. |
| Prerequisites |
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Knowledge of biochemistry and mikrobiology.
LCH/VAB20 ----- or ----- LCH/ZAB21 and MIK/ZAA12 and MIK/VAB11 ----- or ----- MIK/ZAB11 |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
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Dialog
100 % attendance in seminars. |
| Recommended literature |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry | Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2018) | Category: Medical sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry | Study plan (Version): Dentistry (2019) | Category: Medical sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry | Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2019) | Category: Medical sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry | Study plan (Version): General Medicine (2021) | Category: Medical sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer |
| Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry | Study plan (Version): Dentistry (2019) | Category: Medical sciences | 3 | Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer |