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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Biomedical Sciences : Pharmacology (Biomedical Sciences)

Undergraduate Course: Pharmacology of New Mediators (PHBM10023)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe course deals with recent discoveries and methods of research and focuses on firstly lipid substances that include essential fatty acids (EFA) and substances derived from them biochemically, including cannabinoids and vanilloids. The roles of these substances in the immune system, mediation of pain perception and several other roles are considered. The importance of EFA lipids in the diet and in pathophysiology of various diseases are discussed and include the concept of oxidative stress contributing to disease Only a selected number of areas can be covered in the time available and these will include:

i. Importance of EFAs
ii. Products derived from EFAs.
iii. Non-enzymic conversion of EFAs to biologically active mediators as a marker of oxidative stress
iv. Phytocannabinoids and Endocannabinoids
v. Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptors
vi. Use of gene deletion in defining roles of 'orphan receptors'.

The course will consist of introductory lectures and a number of discussion groups.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Pharmacology 3 (BIME09003)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Pharmacology of New Mediators A (PHBM10001) OR Pharmacology of New Mediators B (PHBM10002)
Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
Increased understanding of biological processes.
Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Hj Olverman
Tel: (0131 6)50 3523
Email: H.Olverman@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Caroline Morris
Tel: (0131 6)51 3255
Email: c.d.morris@ed.ac.uk
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