Abstract: The invention provides a vaccine composition containing an antigen for inducing cellular immunity, comprising at least one first cellular immunity induction promoter.

Abstract: The invention provides a cancer vaccine composition for transdermal administration for inducing cellular immunity comprising (i) HER2/neu E75 peptide and/or a modified HER2/neu E75 peptide; and (ii) a first cellular immunity induction promoter.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cancer vaccine tape preparation for inducing cellular immunity, comprising: a support, an adhesive layer comprising an adhesive disposed on one side of the support, wherein the adhesive layer carries a combination of: (i) a WT1 peptide and/or a modified WT1 peptide; and (ii) a first cellular immunity induction promoter. The tape preparation can provides high efficacy.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cancer vaccine composition for transdermal administration for inducing cellular immunity, comprising (i) a WT1 peptide and/or a modified WT1 peptide; and (ii) a cellular immunity induction promoter. The composition efficiently induces cellular immunity against a cancer in a subject.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vaccine composition for transdermal administration to induce cellular immunity, comprising an antigen, wherein Th1 cell ratio in a model animal for immunological evaluation that received the composition is 10% or more.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cancer vaccine composition for transdermal administration for cellular immunity induction, comprising (i) a WT1 peptide and/or a modified WT1 peptide; and (ii) a pharmacologically acceptable acid as a first cellular immunity induction promoter, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides a vaccine composition for transdermal or transmucosal administration for inducing cellular immunity, comprising (i) an antigen; and (ii) a pharmacologically acceptable acid or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof as a first cellular immunity induction promoter.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cancer vaccine composition for mucosal administration comprising (i) a HER2/neu E75 peptide and/or a modified HER2/neu E75 peptide; and (ii) a first cellular immunity induction promoter.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cancer vaccine composition for mucosal administration for inducing cellular immunity, comprising (i) a WT1 peptide and/or a modified WT1 peptide; and (ii) a cellular immunity induction promoter. The composition efficiently induces cellular immunity against a cancer in a subject.

Abstract: A canister arrangement structure for a saddle-ride type vehicle in which a canister for adsorbing evaporated fuel in a fuel tank is disposed below a step floor on which an occupant's foot is placed, the step floors are configured as a left and right pair and are supported from below by left and right step frames that extend back and forth at a position on the side of the main frame of the vehicle. The canister is supported by the one step frame.

Abstract: The invention provides a pharmaceutical composition that can be used for an efficient administration of a water-soluble polymer drug by a method other than injection, and a method for production of the pharmaceutical composition. The pharmaceutical composition contains a small particle comprised of (a) a water-soluble drug and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable ionic crystalline compound which is solid at room temperature, wherein the ionic crystalline compound is crystallized in the small particle.

Abstract: The invention provides a pharmaceutical composition that can be used for efficient administration of low-molecular weight drugs and polymeric compounds such as peptides and proteins by methods other than injection, as well as a method for producing the composition. The pharmaceutical composition is for transmucosal administration and comprises (a) a drug having a positive or negative charge at a predetermined pH, (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable small particle and (c) a pharmaceutically acceptable surface-coating polymer capable of being electrically charged at the pH, wherein the surface of the small particle is coated by the surface-coating polymer, the drug is immobilized on the surface of the small particle via the surface-coating polymer, and a complex is formed by a noncovalent interaction between the small particle and the surface-coating polymer and a concurrent electrostatic interaction between the surface-coating polymer and the drug.

Abstract: The invention provides an adhesive preparation including a backing, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer which contains a drug and is disposed on at least one side of the backing; in which the backing includes a polyester film having a thickness of 0.5 to 6.0 ?m, and a polyester nonwoven fabric directly bound to the film. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer preferably is directly or indirectly laminated on the nonwoven-fabric side of the backing The adhesive preparation of the invention is flexible enough to comply to the skin and has reduced skin irritation and high stability.

Abstract: Compositions and methods are disclosed for the treatment of diabetes and related diseases using peptides with incretin hormone activity. Preferably, the peptide with incretin hormone activity is GLP-1, exendin or an analog of GLP-1 or exendin. The peptides with incretin hormone activity are administered transepithelially using a transepithelial carrier peptide. The transepithelial peptide contains sufficient amino, guanidine or amidino groups to stimulate transepithelial delivery. In some embodiments, the transepithelial carrier and the peptide with incretin hormone activity are embedded in a pressure sensitive adhesive layer of a plaster or patch.

Abstract: The invention provides an adhesive preparation including a backing, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer which contains a drug and is disposed on at least one side of the backing; in which the backing includes a polyester film having a thickness of 0.5 to 6.0 ?m, and a polyester nonwoven fabric directly bound to the film. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer preferably is directly or indirectly laminated on the nonwoven-fabric side of the backing. The adhesive preparation of the invention is flexible enough to comply to the skin and has reduced skin irritation and high stability.

Abstract: Compositions and methods are disclosed for the treatment of diabetes and related diseases using peptides with incretin hormone activity. Preferably, the peptide with incretin hormone activity is GLP-1, exendin or an analog of GLP-1 or exendin. The peptides with incretin hormone activity are administered transepithelially using a transepithelial carrier peptide. The transepithelial peptide contains sufficient amino, guanidine or amidino groups to stimulate transepithelial delivery. In some embodiments, the transepithelial carrier and the peptide with incretin hormone activity are embedded in a pressure sensitive adhesive layer of a plaster or patch.

Abstract: An apparatus for inserting a coil of wire into a pipe which includes a rotatable drum for taking up a coil of spring wire, a guide for guiding the coil drawn from the rotatable drum, a push-pull device for applying external forces to the coil for feeding the coil into the pipe and retracting the coil out of the pipe, and a motor for rotating the guide and/or the drum. The drum and the guide are formed separately and are rotatable independently of each other, which rotation results in rotation of the coil of spring wire. The coil of wire has a rectangular or trapezoidal cross-section which enables the wire to effectively run through bends in the pipe without deforming or breaking.

Abstract: Sound insulating units and sound barriers made therefrom include at least one flexible sheet having a surface density of at least 2.0 Kg/cm.sup.2. Such sheets are capable of being connected to form an efficient sound barrier.