i think they were joking
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Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 6 days agoIvermectin works primarily by paralyzing and killing parasites, such as worms and mites, by binding to specific glutamate-gated chloride channels in their nerve and muscle cells.
Nothing to do with RNA viruses.
thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
turtles_all_the_way@lemmy.today 6 days ago
From what I understand, this 2012 study reports that Ivermectin inhibits transport proteins between cytoplasm and the nucleus which atleast some viruses require. I wonder if the glutamate-gated chlorine channels have a similar mechanism that allows Ivermectin to work in both cases. doi.org/10.1042/BJ20120150
Tottakai@europe.pub 6 days ago
I think it was the irony