STAT2 signaling as double-edged sword restricting viral dissemination but driving severe pneumonia in SARS-CoV-2 infected hamsters

Introductory paragraph Since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 causing COVID-19, the world is being shaken to its core with numerous hospitalizations and hundreds of thousands of deaths. In search for key targets of effective therapeutics, robust animal models mimicking COVID-19 in humans are urgently needed. Here, we show that productive SARS-CoV-2 infection in the lungs of mice is limited and restricted by early type I interferon responses. In contrast, we show that Syrian hamsters are highly permissive to SARS- CoV-2 and develop bronchopneumonia and a strong inflammatory response in the lungs with neutrophil infiltration and edema. Moreover, we identify an exuberant innate immune response as a key player in pathogenesis, in which STAT2 signaling plays a dual role, driving severe lung injury on the one hand, yet restricting systemic virus dissemination on the other. Finally, we assess SARS-CoV- 2-induced lung pathology in hamsters by micro-CT alike used in clinical practice. Our results reveal the importance of STAT2-dependent interferon responses in the pathogenesis and virus control during SARS-CoV-2 infection and may help rationalizing new strategies for the treatment of COVID-19 patients..

Medienart:

Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

bioRxiv.org - (2022) vom: 22. Okt. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2022

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

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

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Themen:

570
Biology

doi:

10.1101/2020.04.23.056838

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XBI017745098