Course: Cytology and cytodiagnostics

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Course title Cytology and cytodiagnostics
Course code KBBV/C311
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Handl Jiří, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Šmíd Lenka, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1st week Introduction to cell biology - prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Basic building blocks of cells. 2nd week Cell compartmentation - endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi complex, Cytoskeleton - microtubules, microfilaments, intermediate filaments. Cell membranes - structure, function, transport of substances, osmotic phenomena, diffusion. 3rd week Mitochondria - structure, function, ATP production, mitochondrial DNA. 4th week Nucleus - structure, function, nucleic acids, chromosomes, DNA synthesis, gene, genetic code. 5th week Cell death - classification (apoptosis, necrosis, autophagy, senescence). 6th week Cell reproduction - cell cycle and its regulation. Surface structures of cells - adhesive molecules, intercellular connections, protein structures. Stem cells. 7th Malignant transformation of cells - oncogenes, anti-oncogenes, proto-oncogenes. Classification of tumors. Characteristics normal and tumor cells (in vitro, in vivo). 8th week Collection of cytological samples, types of biological material - FNA, smears, swabs, biopsies, aspirations, etc. 9th week Basic cytological examination, cytological screening - examination indications, issues of HGUC, HPV, etc. 10th week Operation of the cytology laboratory - sterility of work, storage of samples. 11th week Working with cells in the cytology laboratory - use of cell cultures in biomedicine, passaging, cell media. 12th week Sample preparation for cytological analysis, types of staining, bioanalytical determinations, evaluation. 13th week In vitro fertilization, prenatal screening. Personalized medicine.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to provide students with basic knowledge about the structure of the human cell, the structure and function of organelles. This is followed by topics related to malignant transformation of cells. Furthermore, the subject discusses the topics of basic cytological diagnostics, together with the possibilities of cell cultivation and the use of cells in modern clinical medicine.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

Recommended literature
  • Alberts, B. a kol. Základy buněčné biologie. Espero Publishing, Ústí n.L. 2005.
  • Freshney R.I. Culture of animal cells (A manual of basic technique and specialized application). 2015.
  • Masopust, J. a kol. Patobiochemie buňky, Praha, 2003.
  • Mather J. P. a Roberts P. E. Plenum press Introduction to Cell and Tissue Culture (Theory and Technique). 1998: New York and London. ISBN 0-306-45859-4.


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