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NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

CODE 98818
ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021
CREDITS
  • 2.5 cfu during the 2nd year of 10598 MEDICAL-PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY(LM-9) - GENOVA
  • SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR BIO/14
    LANGUAGE English
    TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
  • SEMESTER 2° Semester
    TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

    AIMS AND CONTENT

    LEARNING OUTCOMES

    The aim of the course is to provide the students with knowledge about the main classes of drugs active on the central nervous system. The course will be focused to study the main pharmacological strategies used to modulate the neurochemical and behavioral responses to affect the pathogenetic mechanisms of the main CNS diseases.

    AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

    The student will be able to understand the mechanisms of action through which drugs affect synaptic transmission and the role of receptor modulation in such as effect. Morever, the student will be aware of the current cellular and molecular alterations responsible of principal CNS diseases and how the drugs can interfere with thes epathogenetic mechanisms.

    TEACHING METHODS

    Teaching will be performed by frontal lessonsin English

    SYLLABUS/CONTENT

    1) Mechanism of pain trasmission to the CNS, antalgic drugs (opioids, adjuvant drugs)

    2) Anti-parkinson drugs

    3) Cannabinoids

    4) antiepileptic drugs

    5) ansiolitic and ipnotic drugs

    6) antipsychotic drugs

    7) antidepressant

    8) drugs used in dementia

    RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

    F. Clementi, G. Fumagalli. Farmacologia generale e molecolare. (Quarta Edizione) UTET.

    The slides used during the frontal lessons will be available to the students via Aulaweb.

    TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

    Exam Board

    TULLIO FLORIO (President)

    STEFANO THELLUNG DE COURTELARY (President)

    LESSONS

    Class schedule

    All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.

    EXAMS

    EXAM DESCRIPTION

    The exam will be performed as an interview in English

    ASSESSMENT METHODS

    The students' acquisition of the Neuropharmacology notions will be evaluated through an interview in English. The student will have to demonstrate the knowledge of the molecular bases of the CNS diseases and how the drugs intefere with.