Human airway ex vivo models: new tools to study the airway epithelial cell response to SARS-CoV-2 infection
S. Assou, E. Ahmed, L. Morichon, A. Nasri, F. Foisset, C. Bourdais, N. Gros, S. Wong, A. F. Petit, I. Vachier, D. Muriaux, A. Bourdin, J. De Vos
The paper uses ALI and iALI models to study SARS-CoV-2 infection effects on airway epithelial cells, finding increased interferon and inflammatory gene expression and epithelial damage.
bioRxiv · Apr 15, 2023 · PreprintCell Biology