Airway Epithelial SARS-CoV-2 Infectious and Repair Responses: Relationships to Age, Sex, and Post-COVID Pulmonary Syndromes
Hong Dang, Caitlin E. Edwards, Takafumi Kato, Boris Reidel, Rita M. Meganck, Charles R. Esther, Camille Ehré, M. Leslie Fulcher, Alexis B. Bailey, Michelle R. Cooley, Yu Mikami, Takanori Asakura, Padraig Hawkins, Minako Furusho, Jeffrey L. Myers, , Richard C. Boucher
This study examines SARS-CoV-2 infection and repair responses in human airway epithelial cells, finding prolonged and incomplete repair linked to long-COVID pulmonary symptoms.
bioRxiv · Jul 17, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology