Animal models for COVID-19 : advances, gaps and perspectives

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COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, is the most consequential pandemic of this century. Since the outbreak in late 2019, animal models have been playing crucial roles in aiding the rapid development of vaccines/drugs for prevention and therapy, as well as understanding the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 infection and immune responses of hosts. However, the current animal models have some deficits and there is an urgent need for novel models to evaluate the virulence of variants of concerns (VOC), antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE), and various comorbidities of COVID-19. This review summarizes the clinical features of COVID-19 in different populations, and the characteristics of the major animal models of SARS-CoV-2, including those naturally susceptible animals, such as non-human primates, Syrian hamster, ferret, minks, poultry, livestock, and mouse models sensitized by genetically modified, AAV/adenoviral transduced, mouse-adapted strain of SARS-CoV-2, and by engraftment of human tissues or cells. Since understanding the host receptors and proteases is essential for designing advanced genetically modified animal models, successful studies on receptors and proteases are also reviewed. Several improved alternatives for future mouse models are proposed, including the reselection of alternative receptor genes or multiple gene combinations, the use of transgenic or knock-in method, and different strains for establishing the next generation of genetically modified mice.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

Signal transduction and targeted therapy - 7(2022), 1 vom: 07. Juli, Seite 220

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fan, Changfa [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Yong [VerfasserIn]
Rui, Xiong [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Yuansong [VerfasserIn]
Ling, Chen [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Susu [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Shunan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Youchun [VerfasserIn]

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EC 3.4.-
Journal Article
Peptide Hydrolases
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

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Date Completed 11.07.2022

Date Revised 03.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41392-022-01087-8

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NLM34319273X