2024
Prior Influenza Infection Mitigates SARS-CoV-2 Disease in Syrian Hamsters
Di Pietro C, Haberman A, Lindenbach B, Smith P, Bruscia E, Allore H, Vander Wyk B, Tyagi A, Zeiss C. Prior Influenza Infection Mitigates SARS-CoV-2 Disease in Syrian Hamsters. Viruses 2024, 16: 246. PMID: 38400021, PMCID: PMC10891789, DOI: 10.3390/v16020246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient gene expressionSARS-CoV-2Viral replication pathwayReplication pathwayAntiviral pathwaysEndemism patternsUpregulation of innateGene expressionQuantitative RT-PCRMitigated weight lossDual-infected animalsSARS-CoV-2 viral loadSARS-CoV-2 infectionSyrian hamstersSeasonal infection ratesSARS-CoV-2 inoculationLungs of animalsIndividual virusesSARS-CoV-2 diseaseUpper respiratory tractH1N1 infectionRT-PCRBronchoalveolar lavageViral loadCytokine levels
2021
Animal Models of COVID-19 II. Comparative Immunology
Veenhuis RT, Zeiss CJ. Animal Models of COVID-19 II. Comparative Immunology. ILAR Journal 2021, 62: ilab010-. PMID: 33914873, PMCID: PMC8135340, DOI: 10.1093/ilar/ilab010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Animal modelsLarge animal modelCytokine surgeCell infiltrationAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere coronavirus disease 2019SARS-CoV-2 infectionCoronavirus 2 infectionT cell responsesImmune cell infiltrationStrong antibody responseAnimal model studiesCoronavirus disease 2019Large animal model studyImmunological questionsHigh mortality rateCOVID-19Small animal modelsImmune system functionAfrican green monkeysSARS-CoV-2 researchVaccine efficacy