COVID-19-associated olfactory dysfunction reveals SARS-CoV-2 neuroinvasion and persistence in the olfactory system
Guilherme Dias de Melo, Françoise Lazarini, Sylvain Levallois, Charlotte Hautefort, Vincent Michel, Florence Larrous, Benjamin Vérillaud, Caroline Aparicio, Sébastien Wagner, Gilles Gheusi, Lauriane Kergoat, Étienne Kornobis, Flora Donati, Thomas Cokelaer, Rémi Hervochon, , Pierre‐Marie Lledo
This study investigates SARS-CoV-2 infection in the olfactory system, showing viral persistence and inflammation linked to prolonged loss of smell in COVID-19 patients.
Science Translational Medicine · May 3, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience