Patent ID: 7029671

Claim:
A method for activating a human antigen-presenting cell, comprising culturing human dendritic cells in vitro with at least one of the glycoside compounds represented by formula (A) or salts thereof and a tumor antigen: wherein R 1 is H or OH; X is an integer of from 7 to 25; R 2 is a substituent defined by any one of the following (a) to (e): (a) —CH 2 (CH 2 ) Y CH 3 ; (b) —CH(OH)(CH 2 ) Y CH 3 ; (c) —CH(OH)(CH 2 ) Y CH(CH 3 ) 2 ; (d) —CH═CH(CH 2 ) Y CH 3 ; and (e) —CH(OH)(CH 2 ) Y CH(CH 3 )CH 2 CH 3 wherein Y is an integer of from 5 to 17; R 3 is H; R 4 is OH; R 5 is OH; R 6 is H; one of R 7 and R 8 is H and the other is OH; and R 9 is H, CH 3 or CH 2 OH.