[Preparation of oral microspheres carrying V. cholera vaccine and its target's distribution]

To prepare oral biodegradable microspheres carrying V. cholera vaccine, the major outer membrane protein (OMP, MW = 41 kd) as a common antigen of cholera Vibriae was obtained from the classical strain Inaba 569 B, and the OMP was encapsulated in the biodegradable delivery system comprising Poly (DL-Lactide)-Co-Poly(ethylene glycol)microspheres. The average size of the microspheres was less than 5 microns, the amount of OMP encapsulated in microspheres was 15.3%. It was found that microspheres were taken up in Peyer's patches and then distributed in spleen, liver and mesenteric lymph nodes after oral administration.