title: Formulation and evaluation of an oral melanoma vaccine.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to formulate and evaluate the physicochemical properties and efficacy of an oral melanoma vaccine. Blood, feces and vaginal wash were collected weekly and analysed by ELISA. The mortality and diameter of the tumors were determined using a vernier caliper. The oral melanoma vaccine microparticles demonstrated desirable particle size, product yield, and zeta potentials. In addition, FT-IR and DSC studies revealed that there was no significant degradation in microencapsulated extra-cellular antigen (ECA). The oral vaccine group showed 25% greater survival rate compared to the control in the efficacy and challenge studies.
authors: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA, USA. yin.hwa.lai@student.mercer.edu
authors: Yin Hwa
authors: YH
authors: Lai
authors: Martin J
authors: MJ
authors: D'Souza
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D002152:Calorimetry, Differential Scanning; D019496:Cancer Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D008546:Melanoma, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy*; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
chemical_list: D019496:Cancer Vaccines