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+ | Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that affects the skin that varies in severity from minor localized patches to complete body coverage. | ||
+ | The Marshall Protocol treats psoriasis by reactivating the innate immune response. In the course of treatment, patients' | ||
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+ | * **cell wall deficient bacteria** – In a 2009 study, Wang investigated the carriage rate of cell wall deficient bacteria in the tonsil or pharynx of psoriasis patients. Cell wall deficient bacteria, a term often used interchangeably with l-form, were isolated from 74.2% of psoriasis patients, 23.5% of chronic tonsillitis patients and only 6.3% of controls.(({{pubmed> | ||
+ | * **differences in microbiota between psoriasis and normal skin** – A 2008 study of psoriatic skin not only found 84 novel species never before known to persist in skin, but also double the proportion of microbes from the // | ||
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+ | ===== Other treatments ===== | ||
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+ | For many physicians, immunosuppressive medications are a first-line treatment for psoriasis. These drugs suppress the innate immune response, which provides some patients with temporary symptom palliation, because they reduce immunopathology, | ||
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+ | * **corticosteroids** – For even short periods of time, steroid use can become genuinely addictive. Research shows that any kind of short-term symptomatic improvement from corticosteroid use does not last, and that over the longer term, use of the drugs entales a litany of side effects. For their own safety, patients on the Marshall Protocol (MP) must [[home: | ||
+ | * **TNF-alpha inhibitors** – Tumor necrosis factor-alpha or TNF-alpha is a cytokine critical for effective immune surveillance.(({{pubmed> | ||
+ | * **methotrexate** – Methotrexate (MTX) is an antibiotic that interferes with bacteria' | ||
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===== Patient interviews | ===== Patient interviews | ||
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