THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING

Course objectives

• Learn and understand the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and mechanisms of drug toxicity. • Be able to do on the basis of knowledge of the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic acquired a drug evaluation and a careful choice of the route and timing of administration. • Be aware of the factors that influence the pharmacological effects, adverse reactions and drug interactions, as well as socio-economic and ethical implications inherent in the prescription of drugs.

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ALESSANDRA SEBASTIANA MARIA CARUSO Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Pharmacology for Biotechnology Program, Professor Alessandra Caruso Principles of Pharmacodynamics. Overview of the different types of receptors Trimeric and monomeric G proteins Main intracellular signal transduction pathways: polyphosphoinositide pathway and adenylate cyclase pathway Ionotropic and metabotropic receptors Alpha and beta adrenergic receptors Acetylcholine receptors: muscarinic and nicotinic Dopamine receptors Serotonergic receptors GABAergic receptors Glutamatergic receptors Glucocorticoid receptors Glycine receptors Histamine receptors Opioid receptors Nitric oxide Recommended text: General and Molecular Pharmacology, Clementi-Fumagalli UTET
Books
Testo consigliato: Farmacologia generale e molecolare Clementi-Fumagalli UTET
Bibliography
Testo consigliato: Farmacologia generale e molecolare Clementi-Fumagalli UTET
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseBiotechnologies
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year3rd year
  • Semester1st semester
  • SSDBIO/14
  • CFU6