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Vero Cell Experiments

Experiments conducted using Vero cells to study the antiviral effects of ivermectin

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Jan 28, 2026
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Are certain patient populations (e.g., CKD, elderly, polypharmacy) at higher risk of kidney injury from ivermectin?

is mainly metabolized by the liver and excreted in feces, with less than 1% of unchanged drug found in urine, so routine dose adjustment for mild-to-moderate is generally not required . However, clini...

Jan 7, 2026

What are the known antiviral mechanisms of ivermectin in vitro and do therapeutic human doses achieve those concentrations?

Laboratory studies identify ivermectin as a host‑directed antiviral in cell cultures—most notably by disrupting importin (IMP) α/β1–mediated nuclear transport of viral proteins—producing dose‑dependen...