MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
SARS-CoV-2 infects neurons, astrocytes, choroid plexus epithelial cells and pericytes of the human central nervous system
Ruth Haverty, Janet McCormack, Christopher Evans…·Nicola F. Fletcher
This study shows SARS-CoV-2 can infect neurons, astrocytes, choroid plexus epithelial cells, and pericytes in the human central nervous system, supporting a model of direct viral infection as a cause of neurological symptoms in COVID-19.
DOI 10.1101/2023.11.21.568132