WORKSHOP ON ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
BRNO, June 23-24, 2011
organised by
Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno
and
Dept. of Animal Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno
Meeting Topics
The workshop is planned as a conference of PhD students with scientists’supervision.
Biology and physiology of phagocytes
Comparative innate immunity
Cell and molecular physiology
Behavioral physiology
Modulation of physiological and immune processes
Final program
Thursday, June 23rd | |
13:00 – 13:10 | Introduction (Lojek Antonín) |
13:10 – 14:10 | Session 1: Modulation of physiological and immune processes I (Kubala Lukáš) |
Crhák Tomáš | Hyaluronan metabolism duringtransforming growth factor-β induced epithelial mesenchymal transition in prostate cancer cells |
Šafránková Barbora | Comparison of the effect of different molecular weight hyaluronan from two different sources on mouse macrophages activation |
Kučera Lukáš | Chondrocyte development in Hyaluronan-Tyramine Cross-linked Hydrogel |
14:10 – 14:30 | Coffee break |
14:30 – 15:30 | Session 2: Modulation of physiological and immune processes II (Hamar János) |
Vištejnová Lucie
| Both low and high molecular weight hyaluronan potentiates migration of human dermal fibroblasts not hyaluronan oligomers |
Hašová Martina | Effects UV irradiation on human keratinocytes and their modulation by hyaluronan treatment |
Ruszová Ema | Sirtuins, longevity and skin rejuvenation |
15:30 – 15:30 | Coffee break |
15:50 – 17:10 | Session 3: Cell, molecular and behavioral physiology (Koller Ákos, Vácha Martin) |
Springó Zsolt | Flow increases elicit constrictions in rat middle serebral arteries. Role ofcytochromeP450 4A products |
Cséplö Péter | Vasomotor responses induced by hemolysed blood |
Kvíčalová Markéta | Magnetoreception of American cockroach under different light conditions |
Tomanová Kateřina | Cryptochrome 2 necessary for magnetosensitivity of American cockroachPeriplaneta americana |
18:00 - | Social party at hotel Kozák |
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Friday, June 24th | |
09:00 – 10:00 | Session 4: Biology and physiology of phagocytes I (Pekarová Michaela) |
Ambrožová Gabriela | Effect of nitro-oleic acid on physiological functions of professional phagocytes |
Vašíček Ondřej | Effect of serotonin and related tryptamines on the functional activity of murine phagocytes |
Martišková Hana | Impaired ratios of L-arginine and asymmetric dimethylarginine differentially regulate the endotoxin-induced activation of macrophages |
10:00 – 10:20 | Coffee break |
10:20 – 11:20 | Session 5: Biology and physiology of phagocytes II (Lilius Esa-Matti) |
Kolářová Hana | Myeloperoxidase modulates physiology of thrombocytes |
Atosuo Janne
| Escherichia coli K-12 (luxABCDEamp). A tool for analysis of bacterial killing by complement and myeloperoxidase activities on a real-time basis |
Hubinka Vít | Modulation of immune properties of mouse phagocytes using CpG ODN |
11:20 – 11:40 | Coffee break |
11:40 – 12:40 | Session 6: Comparative innate immunity (Hyršl Pavel) |
Vojtek Libor | Antibacterial agents in innate immunity: comparison of vertebrates and invertebrates |
Minguet Carla | Nematode infection model for testing of innate immunity inDrosophila |
Markus Robert | Drosophilaa model for innate immunity |
12:40 – 13:00 | Concluding remarks (Číž Milan) |