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Cutting Edge: Characterization of Low Copy Number Human Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2–Transgenic Mice as an Improved Model of SARS-CoV-2 Infection
The Journal of Immunology ( IF 4.4 ) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 , DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2300591
Christine M. Bradshaw 1, 2 , Teodora Georgieva 3, 4 , Trevor N. Tankersley 1, 2 , Tama Taylor-Doyle 3, 4 , Larry Johnson 3, 4 , Jennifer L. Uhrlaub 1, 2 , David Besselsen 4, 5 , Janko Ž. Nikolich 1, 2, 4, 6
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Abstract A popular mouse model of COVID-19, the K18-hACE2 mouse, expresses the SARS-coronavirus entry receptor, human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (hACE2) driven by the keratin-18 promoter. SARS-CoV-2–infected K18-hACE2 mice exhibit neuropathology not representative of human infection. They contain eight transgene (Tg) copies, leading to excess hACE2 expression and rampant viral replication. We generated two new lines of K18-hACE2 mice encoding one and two copies of hACE2 (1-hACE2-Tg and 2-hACE2-Tg, respectively). Relative to the original strain (called 8-hACE2-Tg in this study), 2-hACE2-Tg mice exhibited lower mortality, with less viral replication in the lung and brain. Furthermore, 1-hACE2-Tg mice exhibited no mortality and had no detectable virus in the brain; yet, they exhibited clear viral replication in the lung. All three strains showed SARS-CoV-2–related weight loss commensurate with the mortality rates. 1-hACE2-Tg mice mounted detectable primary and memory T effector cell and Ab responses. We conclude that these strains provide improved models to study hACE2-mediated viral infections.

中文翻译:

最前沿:低拷贝数人血管紧张素转换酶 2 转基因小鼠的表征,作为 SARS-CoV-2 感染的改进模型

摘要K18-hACE2 小鼠是一种流行的 COVID-19 小鼠模型,表达 SARS 冠状病毒进入受体,即由 keratin-18 启动子驱动的人血管紧张素转换酶 2 (hACE2)。SARS-CoV-2 感染的 K18-hACE2 小鼠表现出的神经病理学特征不代表人类感染。它们含有八个转基因 (Tg) 拷贝,导致 hACE2 过度表达和猖獗的病毒复制。我们生成了两个新的 K18-hACE2 小鼠系,编码一个和两个 hACE2 拷贝(分别为 1-hACE2-Tg 和 2-hACE2-Tg)。相对于原始菌株(在本研究中称为 8-hACE2-Tg),2-hACE2-Tg 小鼠的死亡率较低,肺部和大脑中的病毒复制较少。此外,1-hACE2-Tg 小鼠没有表现出死亡,并且大脑中没有检测到病毒;然而,它们在肺部表现出明显的病毒复制。所有三种毒株均表现出与 SARS-CoV-2 相关的体重减轻与死亡率相称。1-hACE2-Tg 小鼠产生可检测的初级和记忆 T 效应细胞和 Ab 反应。我们的结论是,这些菌株为研究 hACE2 介导的病毒感染提供了改进的模型。
更新日期:2024-01-10
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