SARS-CoV-2 Infects Human Engineered Heart Tissues and Models COVID-19 Myocarditis
A. L. Bailey, O. Dmytrenko, L. Greenberg, A. L. Bredemeyer, P. Ma, J. Liu, V. Penna, L. Lai, E. S. Winkler, S. Sviben, E. Brooks, A. P. Nair, K. A. Heck, A. S. Rali, L. Simpson, , K. J. Lavine
This study shows SARS-CoV-2 infects human engineered heart tissues, causing myocarditis-like features, and identifies ACE2 and proteases as entry factors.
bioRxiv · Nov 4, 2020Immunology