Pharmaceutical composition for immunization against AIDS
AssigneeAventis Pasteur Limited
InventorsFrancois Dalenccon, Jean Haensler
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Abstract
The invention relates to the field of pharmaceutical compositions for use in immunization against HIV-related infections, and concerns a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least an HIV antigen and DCchol. Such a composition has proved to be particularly interesting for inducing through the mucus system IgG and IgA specific to the administered antigen. The inventive pharmaceutical composition, in a particularly advantageous manner, can be in the form of a liposome suspension or emulsion.
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A method of inducing an immune response in a mammal against HIV, the method comprising administering to the mammal an immunogenic amount of at least one HIV antigen and DCchol.
A method of inducing in the mucosal tissues of a mammal IgG or IgA antibodies specific for an HIV antigen, the method comprising administering to the mammal an immunogenic amount of at least one HIV antigen and DCchol.
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