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Differences in neuroinflammation in the olfactory bulb between D614G, Delta and Omicron BA.1 SARS-CoV-2 variants in the hamster model (preprint)
biorxiv; 2022.
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in English
| bioRxiv | ID: ppzbmed-10.1101.2022.03.24.485596
ABSTRACT
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is associated with various neurological complications. SARS-CoV-2 infection induces neuroinflammation in the central nervous system (CNS), whereat the olfactory bulb seems to be involved most frequently. Here we show differences in the neuroinvasiveness and neurovirulence among SARS-CoV-2 variants in the hamster model five days post inoculation. Replication in the olfactory mucosa was observed in all hamsters, but most prominent in D614 inoculated hamsters. We observed neuroinvasion into the CNS via the olfactory nerve in D614G-, but not Delta (B.1.617.2)- or Omicron BA.1 (B.1.1.529) inoculated hamsters. Neuroinvasion was associated with neuroinflammation in the olfactory bulb of hamsters inoculated with D614G but hardly in Delta or Omicron BA.1. Altogether, this indicates that there are differences in the neuroinvasive and neurovirulent potential among SARS-CoV-2 variants in the acute phase of the infection in the hamster model.
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bioRxiv
Main subject:
Central Nervous System Diseases
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Coronavirus Infections
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COVID-19
Language:
English
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Preprint
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