Genesis Research & Development Corporation Limited

Paul L J Tan

James Douglas Watson

Ross L Prestidge

Nevin Abernethy

Methods for the prevention and treatment of disorders, including disorders of the skin and respiratory system, such as infection with mycobacteria such as M. tuberculosis or , sarcoidosis, asthma, allergic rhinitis, allergic dermatitis and lung cancers are provided, such methods comprising administering a composition comprising at least one derivative of delipidated and deglycolipidated cells.

Methods and compounds for the treatment of immunologically-mediated diseases using mycobacterium vaccae

Methods for the prevention and treatment of disorders, including disorders of the respiratory system, such as infection with mycobacteria such as or , sarcoidosis, asthma, allergic rhinitis and lung cancers are provided, such methods comprising administering a composition comprising derivatives of delipidated and deglycolipidated cells.

Methods for the treatment of skin disorders, including psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis, alopecia areata and skin cancers are provided, such methods comprising administering a composition having antigenic and/or adjuvant properties. Compositions which may be usefully employed in the inventive methods include inactivated,cells, delipidated and deglycolipidated,cells,,culture filtrate and compounds present in or derived therefrom, together with combinations of such compositions.

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Auckland, New Zealand

Paul L J Tan