In tests with mice and, later, ferrets, the M2e-HBc particles caused the formation of antibodies directed against M2e, thereby protecting the animals from a lethal dose of influenza.

• 在小鼠及随后的雪貂的实验中显示，M2e-HBc颗粒可引发抗体的产生，也因此使接受过致命剂量病毒的动物免于感染。