Carrier
AssigneeKeio University
InventorsShigeo Koyasu, Shigenori Nagai, Chihiro Sasakawa, Hitomi Mimuro
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to providing a carrier which can transport a compound to a gut-associated lymphoid tissue efficiently without being degraded or digested. For that purpose, the carrier contains a coccoid cell of a gastric mucosa-damaging spiral bacterium. Preferably, the carrier is orally administered. By making this carrier carry an antigen and orally administering it, a local or a systemic immunological reaction to the antigen can be induced.
Claims5
A method for carrying a compound to a gut-associated lymphoid tissue of an animal, comprising a step of administering the compound to the animal, using a coccoid cell of a gastric mucosa-damaging spiral bacterium as a carrier of the compound.
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