Abstract: The invention relates to an agent for the treatment or prevention of an allergic condition, such as asthma, in a mammal. The agent comprises fragments of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis-complex (MTB-C) strain. These particular fragments may be from a virulent MTB-C strain and/or in the form of a liposome composition. The agent may include further components, such as a liposome-forming agent and/or particular proteins from the MTB-C strain. A particular allergic response that may be treated by the agent of the invention is allergic asthma. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the agent is also provided. Administration of the agent described herein significantly attenuates airway hyperresponsiveness, eosinophilia and lymphocytosis in the airways of sensitized animals. The effectiveness of the agent exceeds on all the evaluated parameters the commercial vaccine BCG Danish 1331 Strain.

Abstract: An inactivated mycobacteria for oral use in the prevention of tuberculosis, which are administered using a multi-dose regimen and with a reduced time interval between doses, such as to induce a tolerance-building to infection by the tubercle bacillus. The inactivated bacteria can be used with the aforementioned regimen to control the progression of the infection from a latent state to active tuberculosis.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of an immunotherapeutic agent containing cell wall fragments of a virulent strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-complex (MTB-C) for the preparation of a drug for the prophylactic treatment of tuberculosis, in which said agent can be obtained using a method comprising the following steps: cultivate the virulent MTB-C strain over a period equal to or greater than three weeks; and, subsequently, homogenate the cell culture in the presence of a nonionic surfactant.

Abstract: An inactivated mycobacteria for oral use in the prevention of tuberculosis, which are administered using a multi-dose regimen and with a reduced time interval between doses, such as to induce a tolerance-building to infection by the tubercle bacillus. The inactivated bacteria can be used with the aforementioned regimen to control the progression of the infection from a latent state to active tuberculosis.

Abstract: The invention relates to an agent for the treatment or prevention of an allergic condition, such as asthma, in a mammal. The agent comprises fragments of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis-complex (MTB-C) strain. These particular fragments may be from a virulent MTB-C strain and/or in the form of a liposome composition. The agent may include further components, such as a liposome-forming agent and/or particular proteins from the MTB-C strain. A particular allergic response that may be treated by the agent of the invention is allergic asthma. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the agent is also provided. Administration of the agent described herein significantly attenuates airway hyperresponsiveness, eosinophilia and lymphocytosis in the airways of sensitized animals. The effectiveness of the agent exceeds on all the evaluated parameters the commercial vaccine BCG Danish 1331 Strain.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an immunotherapeutic agent having cell wall fragments of a virulent strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for the preparation of a drug suitable for the primary prophylaxis of tuberculosis. The immunotherapeutic agent is capable of inducing a protective response that is more effective than the conventional BCG vaccine and reduces the number of viable bacilli in the lungs and in the spleen of individuals recently infected by M. tuberculosis.

Abstract: This invention refers to an immunotherapeutic agent based on cell wall fragments from virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains, to a method for obtaining this immunotherapeutic agent, to pharmaceutical formulations containing it and to its use for the preparation of a drug for the combined treatment of tuberculosis in association with other drugs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an immunotherapeutic agent having cell wall fragments of a virulent strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for the preparation of a drug suitable for the primary prophylaxis of tuberculosis. The immunotherapeutic agent is capable of inducing a protective response that is more effective than the conventional BCG vaccine and reduces the number of viable bacilli in the lungs and in the spleen of individuals recently infected by M. tuberculosis.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of an immunotherapeutic agent containing cell wall fragments of a virulent strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-complex (MTB-C) for the preparation of a drug for the prophylactic treatment of tuberculosis, in which said agent can be obtained using a method comprising the following steps: cultivate the virulent MTB-C strain over a period equal to or greater than three weeks; and, subsequently, homogenate the cell culture in the presence of a nonionic surfactant.