Effect of obesity on the acute response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and development of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) in nonhuman primates
Kristin A. D. Sauter, Gabriela M. Webb, Lindsay Bader, Craig N. Kreklywich, Diana Lynn Takahashi, Cicely Zaro, Casey M. McGuire, Anne D. Lewis, Lois M. A. Colgin, Melissa Ann Kirigiti, Hannah Blomenkamp, Cleiton T. Pessoa, Matthew C. Humkey, Jesse Hulahan, Madeleine Sleeman, , Charles T. Roberts
This study investigates how obesity affects the long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in nonhuman primates, finding persistent changes in multiple parameters in most animals.
PLoS Pathogens · Jul 24, 2025Peer-reviewedPathology