Method for inducing a systemic immune response to an HIV antigen
A method is provided for inducing a systemic immune response to an antigen selected from inactivated HIV I and HIV II antigens in a mammal. The method comprises orally administering lyophilized multilaminar liposomes containing the antigen. The liposomes have a size of from 20 nm to 20 microns. The...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English |
Published |
03.10.2002
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Edition | 7 |
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Summary: | A method is provided for inducing a systemic immune response to an antigen selected from inactivated HIV I and HIV II antigens in a mammal. The method comprises orally administering lyophilized multilaminar liposomes containing the antigen. The liposomes have a size of from 20 nm to 20 microns. The antigen-containing liposomes are absorbed in the Peyer's patches of the gut. Sufficient antigen-containing liposomes are taken up by macrophages in the Peyer's patches to induce a systemic immune response to the antigen. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: US20020056972 |