Transient, early, female-specific increase in cortical glial fibrillary acidic protein distribution in the Syrian hamster model of mild peripheral COVID-19
Mohammadreza Rahmani Manesh, Leigh E. Wicki‐Stordeur, Nicole S. York, Robert Vendramelli, Bryce M. Warner, Haley A. Vecchiarelli, Luke Rainier-Pope, Mohammadparsa Khakpour, Lucas R Bennouna, Marie‐Ève Tremblay, Darwyn Kobasa, Leigh Anne Swayne
The paper quantifies astrogliosis in a Syrian hamster model of mild-moderate COVID-19, finding a transient, female-specific increase in GFAP signal density in the cortex at 3 days post-inoculation.
bioRxiv · Apr 8, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience