thanks for posting this ... mechanism of action described here is consistent with all other scholarly articles i’ve read, and has nothing at all to do with “opening” ionophores to “let zinc in”, which morons keep posting here over and over again ...
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Geez, you are commenting on the wrong drug. Those comments were made in the context of HCQ, not Ivermectin. Furthermore, Ivermectin has similar ionophore qualities, which suggest taking zinc with Ivermectin may not be a bad idea also. Here’s what the instant article says about the ionophore qualities of Ivermectin.
“Level 3: Action as an Ionophore
Ionophores are molecules that typically have a hydrophilic pocket which constitutes a specific binding site for one or more ions (usually cations), while its external surface is hydrophobic, allowing the complex thus formed to cross the cell membranes, affecting the hydro-electrolyte balance [27]. It can be hypothesized that two ivermectin molecules, reacting with each other in a “head-tail” mode, can create a complex suitable to be considered such [28]. These ionophores allow neutralizing the virus at an early stage of the infection before it can adhere to the host cells and enter it to exploit their biochemical machinery for the production of other viral particles.
“Geez, you are commenting on the wrong drug.”
nope ... half the moron zinc posts refer to ivermectin as well ...
and besides, HCQ doesn’t work by “opening” ionophores to “let zinc in” either ... (I bet you think co-called colloidal silver cures pretty much everything, also) ...
https://www.google.com/search?q=hydroxychloroquine+mechanism+covid
https://chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/60c74a1ef96a004b00287395
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7243790/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1208/s12248-020-00465-w
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40495-020-00231-8
https://pmj.bmj.com/content/postgradmedj/96/1139/550.full.pdf
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41584-020-0372-x