The K18-human ACE2 transgenic mouse model recapitulates non-severe and severe COVID-19 in response to an infectious dose of the SARS-CoV-2 virus

W Dong, H Mead, L Tian, JG Park, JI Garcia… - Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A comprehensive analysis and characterization of a severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection model that mimics non-severe and severe …

Contribution of SARS-CoV-2 accessory proteins to viral pathogenicity in K18 human ACE2 transgenic mice

JA Silvas, DM Vasquez, JG Park, K Chiem… - Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the viral pathogen
responsible for the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. As of 19 May …

SARS-CoV-2 causes lung infection without severe disease in human ACE2 knock-in mice

ES Winkler, RE Chen, F Alam, S Yildiz, JB Case… - Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The development of mouse models for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has enabled
testing of vaccines and therapeutics and defining aspects of severe acute respiratory …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 deregulates the vascular and immune functions of brain pericytes via Spike protein

R Khaddaj-Mallat, N Aldib, M Bernard… - Neurobiology of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19 pathogenesis causes …

Sex differences in lung imaging and SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses in a COVID-19 golden Syrian hamster model

S Dhakal, CA Ruiz-Bedoya, R Zhou, PS Creisher… - MBio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
In the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), more severe outcomes are reported in …

A glycosylated RBD protein induces enhanced neutralizing antibodies against Omicron and other variants with improved protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection

J Shi, J Zheng, W Tai, AK Verma, X Zhang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT SARS-CoV-2 has mutated frequently since its first emergence in 2019.
Numerous variants, including the currently emerging Omicron variant, have demonstrated …

Inhibition of autophagy suppresses SARS-CoV-2 replication and ameliorates pneumonia in hACE2 transgenic mice and xenografted human lung tissues

C Shang, X Zhuang, H Zhang, Y Li, Y Zhu, J Lu… - Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Autophagy is thought to be involved in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) infection. However, how SARS-CoV-2 interferes with the autophagic pathway …

Efficacy of GC-376 against SARS-CoV-2 virus infection in the K18 hACE2 transgenic mouse model

CJ Cáceres, S Cardenas-Garcia, S Carnaccini… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2
(SARS-CoV-2) is the defining global health emergency of this century. GC-376 is a Mpro …

The Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern induces distinct pathogenic patterns of respiratory disease in K18-hACE2 transgenic mice compared to the ancestral strain …

X Liu, H Mostafavi, WH Ng, JR Freitas, NJC King… - MBio, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Compared to the original ancestral strain of SARS-CoV-2, the Delta variant of concern has
shown increased transmissibility and resistance toward COVID-19 vaccines and therapies …

Kinetic multi-omic analysis of responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection in a model of severe COVID-19

AM Cantwell, H Singh, M Platt, Y Yu, YH Lin… - Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The host response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is
poorly understood due to a lack of an animal model that recapitulates severe human …