Abstract: A method for generating antigen-sensitized Ig-A-producing lymphoblasts in a mammal, using an immunogen comprising an antigen or antigen mixture in association with hydroxylated calcium phosphate (hydroxy apatite) is administered to a mucosal surface of the mammal.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 16, 1998
Date of Patent:
April 1, 2003
Assignees:
President & Fellows of Harvard College, Institut Suisse de Recherche Experimentale sur le
Cancer
Inventors:
Helen M. Amerongen, Marian R. Neutra, Jean-Pierre Kraehenbuhl