Compositions derived from (mycobacterium vaccae) and methods for their use

摘要

The present invention provides compositions which are present in or may be derived from Mycobacterium vaccae, together with methods for their use in the treatment, prevention and detection of disorders including infectious diseases, immune disorders and cancer. Methods for enhancing the immune response to an antigen including administration of M. vaccae culture filtrate, delipidated M. vaccae cells, delipidated and deglycolipidated M. vaccae cells depleted of mycolic acids, and delipidated and deglycolipidated M.vaccae cells depleted of mycolic acids and arabinogalactan are also provided.