SARS-CoV-2 targets neurons of 3D human brain organoids.
EMBO J
; 39(20): e106230, 2020 10 15.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-740598
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection is a public health emergency. COVID-19 typically exhibits respiratory illness. Unexpectedly, emerging clinical reports indicate that neurological symptoms continue to rise, suggesting detrimental effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the central nervous system (CNS). Here, we show that a Düsseldorf isolate of SARS-CoV-2 enters 3D human brain organoids within 2 days of exposure. We identified that SARS-CoV-2 preferably targets neurons of brain organoids. Imaging neurons of organoids reveal that SARS-CoV-2 exposure is associated with altered distribution of Tau from axons to soma, hyperphosphorylation, and apparent neuronal death. Our studies, therefore, provide initial insights into the potential neurotoxic effect of SARS-CoV-2 and emphasize that brain organoids could model CNS pathologies of COVID-19.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Brain
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Betacoronavirus
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Neurons
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
EMBO J
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Embj.2020106230
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