Abstract
A model but poor immunogen, ovalbumin (OVA), was entrapped in a novel antigen delivery system comprising poly (D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) microparticles. Both the primary and the secondary IgG antibody responses obtained with OVA in microparticles were compared to those obtained with OVA emulsified in Freunds' adjuvants by two routes of immunization, intraperitoneal (i.p.) and subcutaneous (s.c.) injection. Following single i.p. or s.c. injections, the IgG serum antibody responses to OVA in microparticles were significantly greater than the responses to OVA in Freunds' complete adjuvant (FCA) for up to 10 weeks. After s.c. booster doses of OVA, the secondary IgG antibody responses to OVA in microparticles remained greater than the secondary responses to OVA in Freunds', but not significantly so. Furthermore, the primary IgG responses to OVA in microparticles obtained 8-12 weeks after a single i.p. injection were greater than the secondary responses to OVA in Freunds' obtained by repeat s.c. injections at Weeks 0 and 6. These results demonstrate that microparticles can function as potent antigen delivery systems for an entrapped antigen. Due to their ability to degrade slowly in vivo and to release entrapped antigens, microparticles have considerable potential as controlled release antigen delivery systems for the induction of long-term immune responses.
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