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* **autoimmune** – A condition or disease thought to arise from an overactive immune response of the body against substances and tissues normally present in the body. | * **autoimmune** – A condition or disease thought to arise from an overactive immune response of the body against substances and tissues normally present in the body. | ||
* **Autoimmunity Research Foundation** – Non-profit foundation dedicated to exploring a pathogenesis and therapy for chronic disease. | * **Autoimmunity Research Foundation** – Non-profit foundation dedicated to exploring a pathogenesis and therapy for chronic disease. | ||
- | * **azithromycin (Zithromax)** – Bacteriostatic antibiotic used by Marshall Protocol patients. Has relatively long half-life. | + | * **azithromycin (Zithromax)** – Bacteriostatic antibiotic |
* **Bactrim DS** – Sulfa antibiotic used by patients on the Marshall Protocol. Combination of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. Works by locking bacterial folic acid synthesis. | * **Bactrim DS** – Sulfa antibiotic used by patients on the Marshall Protocol. Combination of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. Works by locking bacterial folic acid synthesis. | ||
* **beta-Defensin** – An antimicrobial peptide found primarily in immune cells and transcribed by the Vitamin D Receptor. | * **beta-Defensin** – An antimicrobial peptide found primarily in immune cells and transcribed by the Vitamin D Receptor. |