Abstract: Red blood cells or derivatives thereof such as ghost preparations, whole cell membrane preparations or fragments thereof, can act as a potent carrier for orally administered antigens. Mucosal immunity in particular can be effectively induced against such viruses as influenza when adsorbed to chicken red blood cells and orally administered.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 6, 1997
Date of Patent:
March 16, 1999
Assignee:
Flustat Pty. Ltd.
Inventors:
Gerald Toh Pang, Robert Llewellyn Clancy, Allan William Cripps, Margaret Lorraine Dunkley