Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

STAT2 signaling restricts viral dissemination but drives severe pneumonia in SARS-CoV-2 infected hamsters

  • Robbert Boudewijns,
  • Hendrik Jan Thibaut,
  • Suzanne J. F. Kaptein,
  • Rong Li,
  • Valentijn Vergote,
  • Laura Seldeslachts,
  • Johan Van Weyenbergh,
  • Carolien De Keyzer,
  • Lindsey Bervoets,
  • Sapna Sharma,
  • Laurens Liesenborghs,
  • Ji Ma,
  • Sander Jansen,
  • Dominique Van Looveren,
  • Thomas Vercruysse,
  • Xinyu Wang,
  • Dirk Jochmans,
  • Erik Martens,
  • Kenny Roose,
  • Dorien De Vlieger,
  • Bert Schepens,
  • Tina Van Buyten,
  • Sofie Jacobs,
  • Yanan Liu,
  • Joan Martí-Carreras,
  • Bert Vanmechelen,
  • Tony Wawina-Bokalanga,
  • Leen Delang,
  • Joana Rocha-Pereira,
  • Lotte Coelmont,
  • Winston Chiu,
  • Pieter Leyssen,
  • Elisabeth Heylen,
  • Dominique Schols,
  • Lanjiao Wang,
  • Lila Close,
  • Jelle Matthijnssens,
  • Marc Van Ranst,
  • Veerle Compernolle,
  • Georg Schramm,
  • Koen Van Laere,
  • Xavier Saelens,
  • Nico Callewaert,
  • Ghislain Opdenakker,
  • Piet Maes,
  • Birgit Weynand,
  • Christopher Cawthorne,
  • Greetje Vande Velde,
  • Zhongde Wang,
  • Johan Neyts,
  • Kai Dallmeier

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19684-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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SARS-CoV-2 infection can result in severe lung inflammation and pathology, but host response remains incompletely understood. Here the authors show in Syrian hamsters that STAT2 signaling restricts systemic virus dissemination but also drives severe lung injury, playing a dual role in SARS-CoV-2 infection.