Gastrointestinal and Immunomodulatory Therapeutics

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This course focuses on pharmacology of drugs affecting gastrointestinal disorders, drugs used in therapy of inflammatory diseases, and immunomodulatory drugs for organ transplantation therapy. PHARM 553 Gastrointestinal and Immunomodulatory Therapeutics (1) This course covers the use of pharmacotherapies to treat gastrointestinal disorders, inflammation, and immune response. The emphasis is to examine the mechanisms underlying the effects of these drugs at various levels of biological organization (e.g., cell, tissue, and the whole body).