Nature Communications (Oct 2021)

Hamster organotypic modeling of SARS-CoV-2 lung and brainstem infection

  • Marion Ferren,
  • Valérie Favède,
  • Didier Decimo,
  • Mathieu Iampietro,
  • Nicole A. P. Lieberman,
  • Jean-Luc Weickert,
  • Rodolphe Pelissier,
  • Magalie Mazelier,
  • Olivier Terrier,
  • Anne Moscona,
  • Matteo Porotto,
  • Alexander L. Greninger,
  • Nadia Messaddeq,
  • Branka Horvat,
  • Cyrille Mathieu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26096-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Here, Ferren et al. isolate Syrian hamster brainstem and lung tissue to establish ex vivo culture systems to study SARS-CoV-2 local viral tropism, immune response and tissue pathology. Further, they provide evidence that these systems can be used for screening of anti-viral compounds.