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Barb,the quick answer is , I don't know...looking on pub med there are

plenty of references to the immumodulating capabilities of the drug ..more

research is what most call for .. it has a very powerful effect ..It's clear

to me we can only , or perhaps with you in mind I should say most can only

reach a certain level of what could be called a cure ...The IS needs to play

its part for a complete cure ..The MP protocol predicts that the IS will

flood back when the destructive effects of inflammation are controlled with

ARB's . But long term infection stresses the IS to the particular

pathogen So it looks like and i'm hoping that an immune booster will do

what the pathogens have failed to do ..that is provide the cytokines that

bring into play other components of the IS ...here's hoping ...

Ann Intern Med. 1980 Feb;92(2 Pt 1):192-5. Related Articles, Links

Cimetidine as an immunomodulator: chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis as a

model.

Jorizzo JL, Sams WM Jr, Jegasothy BV, Olansky AJ.

Four adult patients with chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis were studied to

establish a possible role for cimetidine as an immunomodulator. These

patients had negative baseline in-vivo and in-vitro cell-mediated immune

response to candida antigen as measured by intradermal skin tests,

lymphocyte transformation, and leukocyte migration inhibitory factor

production to cimetidine, 300 mg by mouth, four times daily. Subsequently

four of four patients developed strong (greater than 15 mm) intradermal skin

test reactions, and two of four patients produced leukocyte migration

inhibitory factor to candida antigen. Skin tests and leukocyte migration

inhibitory factor production reverted to baseline negative values when

repeated 4 weeks after discontinuation of therapy. After 4 additional weeks

on cimetidine, four of four patients showed strong positive skin tests and

leukocyte migration inhibitory factor production to candida antigen.

Lymphocyte transformation was not affected by therapy.

PMID: 7352725 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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