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Immune Cells Are Differentially Affected by SARS-CoV-2 Viral Loads in K18-hACE2 Mice
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- Issue Date
- 2024-04
- Publisher
- 대한면역학회
- Citation
- Immune Network, Vol.24 No.2, p. e7
- Abstract
- Viral load and the duration of viral shedding of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are important determinants of the transmission of coronavirus disease 2019. In this study, we examined the effects of viral doses on the lung and spleen of K18-hACE2 transgenic mice by temporal histological and transcriptional analyses. Approximately, 1x10 5 plaque -forming units (PFU) of SARS-CoV-2 induced strong host responses in the lungs from 2 days post inoculation (dpi) which did not recover until the mice died, whereas responses to the virus were obvious at 5 days, recovering to the basal state by 14 dpi at 1x10 2 PFU. Further, flow cytometry showed that number of CD8+ T cells continuously increased in 1x10 2 PFU-virusinfected lungs from 2 dpi, but not in 1x10 5 PFU-virus-infected lungs. In spleens, responses to the virus were prominent from 2 dpi, and number of B cells was significantly decreased at 1x10 5 PFU; however, 1x10 2 PFU of virus induced very weak responses from 2 dpi which recovered by 10 dpi. Although the defense responses returned to normal and the mice survived, lung histology showed evidence of fibrosis, suggesting sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Our findings indicate that specific effectors of the immune response in the lung and spleen were either increased or depleted in response to doses of SARS-CoV-2. This study demonstrated that the response of local and systemic immune effectors to a viral infection varies with viral dose, which either exacerbates the severity of the infection or accelerates its elimination.
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- 1598-2629
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