It's been awhile since I've read much about Ivermectin so I suspect I've forgotten more than I remember. I recalled it seems to have some antibacterial properties so I am trying it on a a feral cat and so far, it's helping. In researching the antibacterial angle, I see that it is is also thought to have immunomodulation protential.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35051108/
doi: 10.3390/vetsci9010024.Vet Sci. 2022 Jan 11;9(1):24.Ivermectin (IVM) Possible Side Activities and Implications in Antimicrobial Resistance and Animal Welfare: The Authors' Perspective
Affiliations
- PMID: 35051108
- PMCID: PMC8777850
- DOI: 10.3390/vetsci9010024
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ransomnote's EXCERPT:
"It showed huge, unexpected potential as an antibacterial (Chlamydia trachomatis and mycobacteria), and it has antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties. The research line described here is placed right in the middle of the investigation on the impact of this drug as an antimicrobial and an immunomodulator. Being a drug widely employed for mass administration, it is mandatory to broaden the knowledge of its possible interaction with bacterial growth and its generation of antimicrobial resistance. Equally, it is important to understand the impact of these drugs on the immune systems of animal species, e.g., horses and dogs, in which this drug is often used. More importantly, could immunomodulation and antibacterial activity promote both bacterial growth and the occurrence of resistance mechanisms? "
ransomnote's additional search on 'immunomodulation':
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/drugs/24987-immunomodulators
ransomnote: Gosh, that would have been nice for the CDC/NIH/FDA/Pharmas to explore this further or even mention it.....
Or 2017!