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Time-Lime t1_jaensyn wrote

Also a likely culprit behind some long covid symptoms (brain fog, concentration problems, anxiety etc) as covid crosses the blood brain barrier causing overactive microglia and neuroinflammation. Low dose naltrexone is a promising treatment for both chemo brain and long covid...guess what it can do. Yes! Modulate microglia and calm them down, in laymans terms.

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prl853 t1_jaeqd8v wrote

Possibly, though they're probably doing their thing for a reason which could make disrupting them have unforeseen consequences

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Time-Lime t1_jaerb9i wrote

Well in long covid the theory is that they are stuck in an overactive state which isnt neccessary and only detrimental. So calming them down shouldnt have negative consequence as getting them out of this chronic state is good.

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Moos_Mumsy t1_jadedv1 wrote

Studies in mice rarely, if ever, translate to human models. It's such an obscene waste of research dollars and time to continue these efforts to cure mice when we all know it's not going to create any benefit for humans.

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