Front Microbiol
November 2023
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective And Design: The present study aimed to investigate the neurochemical and behavioral effects of the acute consequences after coronavirus infection through a murine model.
Material: Wild-type C57BL/6 mice were infected intranasally (i.n) with the murine coronavirus 3 (MHV-3).
Clin Sci (Lond)
April 2023
Poor disease outcomes and lethality are directly related to endothelial dysfunction in betacoronavirus infections. Here, we investigated the mechanisms underlying the vascular dysfunction caused by the betacoronaviruses MHV-3 and SARS-CoV-2. Wild-type C57BL/6 (WT) and knockout mice for inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS-/-) or TNF receptor 1 (TNFR1-/-) were infected with MHV-3, and K18-hACE2 transgenic mice expressing human ACE2 were infected with SARS-CoV-2.
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December 2022
Background: Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease associated with poverty. It is estimated that 7.1 million people are infected with in Latin America, with 95% of them living in Brazil.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe emergence of life-threatening zoonotic diseases caused by betacoronaviruses, including the ongoing coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic, has highlighted the need for developing preclinical models mirroring respiratory and systemic pathophysiological manifestations seen in infected humans. Here, we showed that C57BL/6J wild-type mice intranasally inoculated with the murine betacoronavirus murine hepatitis coronavirus 3 (MHV-3) develop a robust inflammatory response leading to acute lung injuries, including alveolar edema, hemorrhage, and fibrin thrombi. Although such histopathological changes seemed to resolve as the infection advanced, they efficiently impaired respiratory function, as the infected mice displayed restricted lung distention and increased respiratory frequency and ventilation.
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