USE OF MICROCAPSULES COMPRISING AN ANTIGEN FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF AN EX-VIVO MEDICAMENT TO INITIATE AN IMMUNE RESPONSE

摘要

The use of a microcapsule comprising an antigen in the preparation of a medicament for administration to an antigen-presenting cell such as a dendritic cell of a patient, for the activation of the immune response of said patient. APC treated using the microcapsule may be used in prophylaxis or therapy, for example to protect a patient against infection by a pathogen.