Course: Toxicology

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Course title Toxicology
Course code KBBV/C641
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
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)
  • Pouzar Miloslav, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Šmíd Lenka, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Trejtnar František, doc. PharmDr. CSc.
Course content
1. Opening lecture - interesting up-to day toxicological topic 2. Target organtoxicity I (nefro-,hepato-,hemato-,dermato and pulmotoxicity 3. Target organtoxicity II (neurotoxicity) 4. Mechanisms of toxicity on biochemical and cellular level 5. Interaction of toxic substance with organism I - absorption a distribution 6. Interaction of toxic substance with organism II - biotransformation, excretion, recept. 7. Factors affecting effects of toxic substances - dose-response curves 8. Experimental toxicology - modern methods of toxicological research 9. Toxicity of heavy metals 10. Toxicology of inorganic compounds of C, P, S a N 11. Carcinogens,mutagens and teratogens 12. Toxicology of drugs and drug precursors 13. Plant and animal toxins 14. Endocrine disruptors

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Projection
Learning outcomes
The aim of lectures is to explain the basics of general and special toxicology with accent on problems occupational toxicology.
Students are well oriented in basics of general and experimental toxikology, they know toxic effects of elements and compounds selected as well as mechanisms of their toxicological activity and possibilities of toxicological risks reducing.
Prerequisites
Basic subject - there are not supposed any special skills or knowledge, only general competence of high school absolvent

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Didactic test

Exam test 100 %
Recommended literature
  • Bajer T., Vyskočil A. Základy ekologie a toxikologie, Avicenum , Praha 1980.
  • Hodgson, Ernest . A Textbook of modern toxicology. Hoboken: Wiley-Interscience, 2004. ISBN 0-471-26508-X.
  • Jahodář L. Fytotoxikologie pro farmaceuty, Praha, Karolinum1995.
  • Kupec J. Toxikologie. VUT Zlín, 1999.
  • Linhart, Igor. Toxikologie : interakce škodlivých látek s živými organismy, jejich mechanismy, projevy a důsledky. Praha: Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7080-806-1.
  • Matrka M., Rusek V. Průmyslová toxikologie. VŠCHT Pardubice, 1991.
  • Paleček J., Linhart I., Horák J. Toxikologie a bezpečnost práce v chemii. VŠCHT Praha, 1996.
  • Riedl O., Vondráček V. Klinická toxikologie. Avicenum, Praha, 1980. ISBN 08-075-80.
  • Rusek V. Základy toxikologie a úvod do problematiky hygieny a bezpečnosti práce v chemické laboratoři. Univerzita Pardubice, 2001.
  • Vopršalová M.,Žáčková P. Základy toxikologie, UK , Praha 1996.


Study plans that include the course
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Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Farmacochemistry and Medicinal Materials (2014) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Farmacochemistry and Medicinal Materials (2016) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Laboratory Assistant (2015) Category: Health service 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Clinical Biology and Chemistry (2013) Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer