2024
Post-Acute sequelae of COVID-19 in pediatric patients within the United States: A Scoping Review
Miller C, Borre C, Green A, Funaro M, Oliveira C, Iwasaki A. Post-Acute sequelae of COVID-19 in pediatric patients within the United States: A Scoping Review. American Journal Of Medicine Open 2024, 100078. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajmo.2024.100078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical epidemiologyPost-acute sequelae of COVID-19High risk of biasLack of standardized definitionsPost-acute sequelaeRisk of biasSequelae of COVID-19United StatesScoping reviewComprehensive literature searchUS childrenShort follow-up durationFollow-up durationInclusion criteriaFemale sexOlder ageRisk factorsSARS-CoV-2 infectionLiterature searchChest painHigh riskOptimal preventionPediatric patientsPersistent symptomsCOVID-19Long COVID science, research and policy
Al-Aly Z, Davis H, McCorkell L, Soares L, Wulf-Hanson S, Iwasaki A, Topol E. Long COVID science, research and policy. Nature Medicine 2024, 30: 2148-2164. PMID: 39122965, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03173-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInflammatory Response and Defects on Myelin Integrity in the Olfactory System of K18hACE2 Mice Infected with SARS-CoV-2
Martin-Lopez E, Brennan B, Mao T, Spence N, Meller S, Han K, Yahiaoui N, Wang C, Iwasaki A, Greer C. Inflammatory Response and Defects on Myelin Integrity in the Olfactory System of K18hACE2 Mice Infected with SARS-CoV-2. ENeuro 2024, 11: eneuro.0106-24.2024. PMID: 38834299, PMCID: PMC11185043, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0106-24.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOlfactory bulbOlfactory epitheliumPiriform cortexOlfactory tractOlfactory systemSARS-CoV-2Projection neuronsMyelination defectsOlfactory sensory neuronsLateral olfactory tractLoss of olfactionRespiratory epithelial cellsLamina propria macrophagesSARS-CoV-2 infectionInfected SCDays of infectionIntegrity of myelinOlfactory dysfunctionInfected microgliaSensitive to infectionOlfactory deficitsSensory neuronsSustentacular cellsNasal cavityNeuronal conduction
2023
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines decouple anti-viral immunity from humoral autoimmunity
Jaycox J, Lucas C, Yildirim I, Dai Y, Wang E, Monteiro V, Lord S, Carlin J, Kita M, Buckner J, Ma S, Campbell M, Ko A, Omer S, Lucas C, Speake C, Iwasaki A, Ring A. SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines decouple anti-viral immunity from humoral autoimmunity. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 1299. PMID: 36894554, PMCID: PMC9996559, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-36686-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccine-associated myocarditisAutoimmune patientsAutoantibody reactivitySARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccinationVaccine-related adverse effectsSARS-CoV-2 immunitySARS-CoV-2 infectionAcute COVID-19Development of autoantibodiesCOVID-19 patientsAnti-viral immunityVirus-specific antibodiesCOVID-19 vaccineCOVID-19Humoral autoimmunityMRNA vaccinationAutoantibody responsePost vaccinationAutoantibody developmentAutoimmune diseasesHumoral responseHealthy individualsPatientsAntigen profilingAdverse effectsPharmacological disruption of mSWI/SNF complex activity restricts SARS-CoV-2 infection
Wei J, Patil A, Collings C, Alfajaro M, Liang Y, Cai W, Strine M, Filler R, DeWeirdt P, Hanna R, Menasche B, Ökten A, Peña-Hernández M, Klein J, McNamara A, Rosales R, McGovern B, Luis Rodriguez M, García-Sastre A, White K, Qin Y, Doench J, Yan Q, Iwasaki A, Zwaka T, Qi J, Kadoch C, Wilen C. Pharmacological disruption of mSWI/SNF complex activity restricts SARS-CoV-2 infection. Nature Genetics 2023, 55: 471-483. PMID: 36894709, PMCID: PMC10011139, DOI: 10.1038/s41588-023-01307-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMSWI/SNF complexesAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionHost-directed therapeutic targetSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 infectionSWItch/Sucrose Non-Fermentable (SWI/SNF) chromatinSARS-CoV-2 susceptibilityNon-fermentable (SWI/SNF) chromatinCoronavirus 2 infectionEnzyme 2 (ACE2) expressionSARS-CoV-2 variantsHuman cell typesPrimary human cell typesAirway epithelial cellsDrug-resistant variantsNew drug targetsChromatin accessibilitySNF complexACE2 locusACE2 expressionFactor complexHost determinantsTherapeutic targetConfer resistance
2022
Association between primary or booster COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and Omicron lineage BA.1 SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection: A test-negative case–control analysis
Lind M, Robertson A, Silva J, Warner F, Coppi A, Price N, Duckwall C, Sosensky P, Di Giuseppe E, Borg R, Fofana M, Ranzani O, Dean N, Andrews J, Croda J, Iwasaki A, Cummings D, Ko A, Hitchings M, Schulz W. Association between primary or booster COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and Omicron lineage BA.1 SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection: A test-negative case–control analysis. PLOS Medicine 2022, 19: e1004136. PMID: 36454733, PMCID: PMC9714718, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionBooster vaccinationPrior infectionOmicron infectionPrimary vaccinationMRNA vaccinationOdds ratioAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionPrior SARS-CoV-2 infectionTest-negative case-control analysisYale New Haven Health SystemTest-negative case-control studyCOVID-19 mRNA vaccinationSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionOmicron variant infectionPrior infection statusCoronavirus 2 infectionCase-control studyCase-control analysisOdds of infectionRisk of infectionRace/ethnicityBooster dosesDate of testUnadjuvanted intranasal spike vaccine elicits protective mucosal immunity against sarbecoviruses
Mao T, Israelow B, Peña-Hernández MA, Suberi A, Zhou L, Luyten S, Reschke M, Dong H, Homer RJ, Saltzman WM, Iwasaki A. Unadjuvanted intranasal spike vaccine elicits protective mucosal immunity against sarbecoviruses. Science 2022, 378: eabo2523. PMID: 36302057, PMCID: PMC9798903, DOI: 10.1126/science.abo2523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRespiratory mucosaSystemic immunityLethal SARS-CoV-2 infectionAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemicSARS-CoV-2 infectionProtective mucosal immunityCross-reactive immunityT cell responsesCoronavirus 2 pandemicPrimary vaccinationParenteral vaccinesMucosal immunityVaccine strategiesRespiratory tractImmunoglobulin AMemory BImmune memoryPartial immunityCell responsesPoor immunityImmunitySpike proteinMucosaVaccineMild respiratory COVID can cause multi-lineage neural cell and myelin dysregulation
Fernández-Castañeda A, Lu P, Geraghty AC, Song E, Lee MH, Wood J, O'Dea MR, Dutton S, Shamardani K, Nwangwu K, Mancusi R, Yalçın B, Taylor KR, Acosta-Alvarez L, Malacon K, Keough MB, Ni L, Woo PJ, Contreras-Esquivel D, Toland AMS, Gehlhausen JR, Klein J, Takahashi T, Silva J, Israelow B, Lucas C, Mao T, Peña-Hernández MA, Tabachnikova A, Homer RJ, Tabacof L, Tosto-Mancuso J, Breyman E, Kontorovich A, McCarthy D, Quezado M, Vogel H, Hefti MM, Perl DP, Liddelow S, Folkerth R, Putrino D, Nath A, Iwasaki A, Monje M. Mild respiratory COVID can cause multi-lineage neural cell and myelin dysregulation. Cell 2022, 185: 2452-2468.e16. PMID: 35768006, PMCID: PMC9189143, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionMicroglial reactivityCognitive impairmentCSF cytokines/chemokinesCytokines/chemokinesSARS-CoV-2Early time pointsCCL11 levelsMild COVIDRespiratory influenzaHippocampal neurogenesisOligodendrocyte lossHippocampal pathologyMyelin lossNeurological symptomsImpaired neurogenesisCOVID survivorsNeurobiological effectsNeural dysregulationMyelin dysregulationCCL11Neural cellsTime pointsNeurogenesisMiceUnexplained post-acute infection syndromes
Choutka J, Jansari V, Hornig M, Iwasaki A. Unexplained post-acute infection syndromes. Nature Medicine 2022, 28: 911-923. PMID: 35585196, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-022-01810-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-acute sequelaeMyalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndromeSARS-CoV-2 infectionCertain acute infectionsMinority of patientsChronic fatigue syndromeSubstantial healthcare burdenSimilar symptom profilesSARS-CoV-2Common etiopathogenesisAcute infectionInfection syndromeClinical featuresFatigue syndromeChronic disabilityHealthcare burdenChronic illnessSymptom profilesInfectious agentsInfectionPotential involvementSequelaeSyndromeField of medicinePatientsInflammasome activation in infected macrophages drives COVID-19 pathology
Sefik E, Qu R, Junqueira C, Kaffe E, Mirza H, Zhao J, Brewer JR, Han A, Steach HR, Israelow B, Blackburn HN, Velazquez SE, Chen YG, Halene S, Iwasaki A, Meffre E, Nussenzweig M, Lieberman J, Wilen CB, Kluger Y, Flavell RA. Inflammasome activation in infected macrophages drives COVID-19 pathology. Nature 2022, 606: 585-593. PMID: 35483404, PMCID: PMC9288243, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04802-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammasome activationLung inflammationInflammatory responseInfected macrophagesSARS-CoV-2 infectionHuman macrophagesChronic lung pathologyPersistent lung inflammationSevere COVID-19Immune inflammatory responseInflammatory cytokine productionHumanized mouse modelNLRP3 inflammasome pathwayCOVID-19 pathologyCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2Productive viral cycleHyperinflammatory stateChronic stageIL-18Cytokine productionInflammatory cytokinesLung pathologyInflammasome pathwayInterleukin-1De novo emergence of a remdesivir resistance mutation during treatment of persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection in an immunocompromised patient: a case report
Gandhi S, Klein J, Robertson AJ, Peña-Hernández MA, Lin MJ, Roychoudhury P, Lu P, Fournier J, Ferguson D, Mohamed Bakhash SAK, Catherine Muenker M, Srivathsan A, Wunder EA, Kerantzas N, Wang W, Lindenbach B, Pyle A, Wilen CB, Ogbuagu O, Greninger AL, Iwasaki A, Schulz WL, Ko AI. De novo emergence of a remdesivir resistance mutation during treatment of persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection in an immunocompromised patient: a case report. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 1547. PMID: 35301314, PMCID: PMC8930970, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29104-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionVirologic responsePersistent SARS-CoV-2 infectionResistance mutationsPre-treatment specimensB-cell deficiencyRemdesivir resistanceRemdesivir therapyViral sheddingCase reportAntiviral agentsPatientsCombinatorial therapyInfectionTherapyWhole-genome sequencingTreatmentImportance of monitoringDe novo emergenceFold increaseRNA-dependent RNA polymeraseNovo emergencePotential benefitsMutationsIndolentLack of association between pandemic chilblains and SARS-CoV-2 infection
Gehlhausen JR, Little AJ, Ko CJ, Emmenegger M, Lucas C, Wong P, Klein J, Lu P, Mao T, Jaycox J, Wang E, Ugwu N, Muenker C, Mekael D, Klein R, Patrignelli R, Antaya R, McNiff J, Damsky W, Kamath K, Shon J, Ring A, Yildirim I, Omer S, Ko A, Aguzzi A, Iwasaki A, Obaid A, Lu-Culligan A, Nelson A, Brito A, Nunez A, Martin A, Watkins A, Geng B, Kalinich C, Harden C, Todeasa C, Jensen C, Kim D, McDonald D, Shepard D, Courchaine E, White E, Song E, Silva E, Kudo E, DeIuliis G, Rahming H, Park H, Matos I, Nouws J, Valdez J, Fauver J, Lim J, Rose K, Anastasio K, Brower K, Glick L, Sharma L, Sewanan L, Knaggs L, Minasyan M, Batsu M, Petrone M, Kuang M, Nakahata M, Campbell M, Linehan M, Askenase M, Simonov M, Smolgovsky M, Sonnert N, Naushad N, Vijayakumar P, Martinello R, Datta R, Handoko R, Bermejo S, Prophet S, Bickerton S, Velazquez S, Alpert T, Rice T, Khoury-Hanold W, Peng X, Yang Y, Cao Y, Strong Y. Lack of association between pandemic chilblains and SARS-CoV-2 infection. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2122090119. PMID: 35217624, PMCID: PMC8892496, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2122090119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionPrior SARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2PC biopsiesAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemicT-cell receptor sequencingCell receptor sequencingT cell responsesCoronavirus 2 pandemicEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayLack of associationCOVID toesSkin eruptionAntibody responseImmunohistochemistry studiesBackground seroprevalenceTissue microarrayViral infectionStimulation assaysCell responsesInfectionChilblainsImmunosorbent assayAbortive infectionHigh-affinity, neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 can be made without T follicular helper cells
Chen JS, Chow RD, Song E, Mao T, Israelow B, Kamath K, Bozekowski J, Haynes WA, Filler RB, Menasche BL, Wei J, Alfajaro MM, Song W, Peng L, Carter L, Weinstein JS, Gowthaman U, Chen S, Craft J, Shon JC, Iwasaki A, Wilen CB, Eisenbarth SC. High-affinity, neutralizing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 can be made without T follicular helper cells. Science Immunology 2022, 7: eabl5652. PMID: 34914544, PMCID: PMC8977051, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abl5652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2Follicular helper cellsB cell responsesHelper cellsAntibody productionCell responsesSARS-CoV-2 vaccinationB-cell receptor sequencingSevere COVID-19Cell receptor sequencingIndependent antibodiesT cell-B cell interactionsViral inflammationAntiviral antibodiesImmunoglobulin class switchingVirus infectionGerminal centersViral infectionClonal repertoireInfectionAntibodiesClass switchingCOVID-19Patients
2021
Impact of Chronic HIV Infection on SARS-CoV-2 Infection, COVID-19 Disease and Vaccines
Yang Y, Iwasaki A. Impact of Chronic HIV Infection on SARS-CoV-2 Infection, COVID-19 Disease and Vaccines. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2021, 19: 5-16. PMID: 34843064, PMCID: PMC8628277, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-021-00590-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2Human immune deficiency virus (HIV) infectionSARS-CoV-2 acute infectionImmune systemSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Severe SARS-CoV-2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Chronic HIV infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2Effectiveness of vaccinesHost immune systemCOVID-19 diseaseRecent FindingsPeopleAntiretroviral therapyImmunological changesAcute infectionHIV infectionDisease complicationsPersistent inflammationCoronavirus 2Functional impairmentVirus infectionImmune responseA stem-loop RNA RIG-I agonist protects against acute and chronic SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice
Mao T, Israelow B, Lucas C, Vogels CBF, Gomez-Calvo ML, Fedorova O, Breban MI, Menasche BL, Dong H, Linehan M, Alpert T, Anderson F, Earnest R, Fauver J, Kalinich C, Munyenyembe K, Ott I, Petrone M, Rothman J, Watkins A, Wilen C, Landry M, Grubaugh N, Pyle A, Iwasaki A. A stem-loop RNA RIG-I agonist protects against acute and chronic SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2021, 219: e20211818. PMID: 34757384, PMCID: PMC8590200, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20211818.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionChronic SARS-CoV-2 infectionVariants of concernLethal SARS-CoV-2 infectionPost-infection therapyLower respiratory tractPost-exposure treatmentType I interferonSARS-CoV-2Effective medical countermeasuresAdaptive immune systemBroad-spectrum antiviralsContext of infectionSingle doseRespiratory tractViral controlImmunodeficient miceSevere diseaseMouse modelI interferonViral infectionImmune systemInnate immunityDisease preventionConsiderable efficacyLongitudinal Immune Profiling of a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Reinfection in a Solid Organ Transplant Recipient
Klein J, Brito AF, Trubin P, Lu P, Wong P, Alpert T, Peña-Hernández MA, Haynes W, Kamath K, Liu F, Vogels CBF, Fauver JR, Lucas C, Oh J, Mao T, Silva J, Wyllie AL, Muenker MC, Casanovas-Massana A, Moore AJ, Petrone ME, Kalinich CC, Dela Cruz C, Farhadian S, Ring A, Shon J, Ko AI, Grubaugh ND, Israelow B, Iwasaki A, Azar MM, Team F. Longitudinal Immune Profiling of a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Reinfection in a Solid Organ Transplant Recipient. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2021, 225: 374-384. PMID: 34718647, PMCID: PMC8807168, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiab553.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reinfectionLongitudinal immune profilingTransplant recipientsImmune profilingPrimary SARS-CoV-2 infectionCD4 T cell poolMale renal transplant recipientSolid organ transplant recipientsSARS-CoV-2 reinfectionSARS-CoV-2 antibodiesSARS-CoV-2 infectionWhole viral genome sequencingRenal transplant recipientsImmune escape mutationsOrgan transplant recipientsT cell poolTime of reinfectionCoronavirus disease 2019Lower neutralization titersHumoral memory responsesViral genome sequencingInitial diagnosisImmunologic deficiencyHumoral responseImmunologic investigationsDiverse functional autoantibodies in patients with COVID-19
Wang EY, Mao T, Klein J, Dai Y, Huck JD, Jaycox JR, Liu F, Zhou T, Israelow B, Wong P, Coppi A, Lucas C, Silva J, Oh JE, Song E, Perotti ES, Zheng NS, Fischer S, Campbell M, Fournier JB, Wyllie AL, Vogels CBF, Ott IM, Kalinich CC, Petrone ME, Watkins AE, Dela Cruz C, Farhadian S, Schulz W, Ma S, Grubaugh N, Ko A, Iwasaki A, Ring A. Diverse functional autoantibodies in patients with COVID-19. Nature 2021, 595: 283-288. PMID: 34010947, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03631-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral immune cell compositionSARS-CoV-2 infectionCOVID-19Effects of autoantibodiesTissue-associated antigensSpecific clinical characteristicsInnate immune activationImmune cell compositionCOVID-19 exhibitCOVID-19 manifestsAnalysis of autoantibodiesSARS-CoV-2Functional autoantibodiesMouse surrogateClinical characteristicsVirological controlClinical outcomesImmune activationMild diseaseAsymptomatic infectionAutoantibody reactivityDisease progressionHealthcare workersHigh prevalenceAutoantibodiesMaternal respiratory SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy is associated with a robust inflammatory response at the maternal-fetal interface
Lu-Culligan A, Chavan AR, Vijayakumar P, Irshaid L, Courchaine EM, Milano KM, Tang Z, Pope SD, Song E, Vogels CBF, Lu-Culligan WJ, Campbell KH, Casanovas-Massana A, Bermejo S, Toothaker JM, Lee HJ, Liu F, Schulz W, Fournier J, Muenker MC, Moore AJ, Team Y, Konnikova L, Neugebauer KM, Ring A, Grubaugh ND, Ko AI, Morotti R, Guller S, Kliman HJ, Iwasaki A, Farhadian SF. Maternal respiratory SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy is associated with a robust inflammatory response at the maternal-fetal interface. Med 2021, 2: 591-610.e10. PMID: 33969332, PMCID: PMC8084634, DOI: 10.1016/j.medj.2021.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionMaternal-fetal interfaceACE2 expressionNatural killerPregnant womenPlacental cellsAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSARS-CoV-2-infected womenTerm placentaSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionCoronavirus 2 infectionPotential immune mechanismsRobust inflammatory responseRobust immune responseCoronavirus disease 2019Detectable viral RNAInterferon-related genesLower ACE2 expressionMajority of placentasPregnancy complicationsPlacental histologyHofbauer cellsEarly pregnancyImmune activationClinical characteristics and outcomes for 7,995 patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection
McPadden J, Warner F, Young HP, Hurley NC, Pulk RA, Singh A, Durant TJS, Gong G, Desai N, Haimovich A, Taylor RA, Gunel M, Dela Cruz CS, Farhadian SF, Siner J, Villanueva M, Churchwell K, Hsiao A, Torre CJ, Velazquez EJ, Herbst RS, Iwasaki A, Ko AI, Mortazavi BJ, Krumholz HM, Schulz WL. Clinical characteristics and outcomes for 7,995 patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0243291. PMID: 33788846, PMCID: PMC8011821, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionYale New Haven HealthSARS-CoV-2Hospital mortalityRisk of admissionMale sexRisk factorsSARS-CoV-2 testingInvasive mechanical ventilationSevere acute respiratory syndrome virusBurden of diseaseRT-PCR testingAcademic health systemDiverse patient populationsRespiratory syndrome virusEthnic groupsAdult patientsClinical characteristicsDischarge dispositionRespiratory supportPrimary outcomeTreatment guidelinesMechanical ventilationRetrospective studyPatient populationSingle-cell longitudinal analysis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in human airway epithelium identifies target cells, alterations in gene expression, and cell state changes
Ravindra NG, Alfajaro MM, Gasque V, Huston NC, Wan H, Szigeti-Buck K, Yasumoto Y, Greaney AM, Habet V, Chow RD, Chen JS, Wei J, Filler RB, Wang B, Wang G, Niklason LE, Montgomery RR, Eisenbarth SC, Chen S, Williams A, Iwasaki A, Horvath TL, Foxman EF, Pierce RW, Pyle AM, van Dijk D, Wilen CB. Single-cell longitudinal analysis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in human airway epithelium identifies target cells, alterations in gene expression, and cell state changes. PLOS Biology 2021, 19: e3001143. PMID: 33730024, PMCID: PMC8007021, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2Human bronchial epithelial cellsInterferon-stimulated genesCell state changesAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infectionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSyndrome coronavirus 2 infectionCell tropismCoronavirus 2 infectionCoronavirus disease 2019Onset of infectionCell-intrinsic expressionCourse of infectionAir-liquid interface culturesHost-viral interactionsBronchial epithelial cellsSingle-cell RNA sequencingCell typesIL-1Disease 2019Human airwaysDevelopment of therapeuticsDrug AdministrationViral replication