ImmunologybioRxiv
Controlled administration of aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 to K18-hACE2 transgenic mice uncouples respiratory infection and anosmia from fatal neuroinvasion
V. Fumagalli, M. Rava, D. Marotta…·M. Iannacone
This study develops an aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 infection model in K18-hACE2 mice that replicates respiratory symptoms without fatal neuroinvasion, offering a more accurate representation of human COVID-19 pathogenesis.
DOI 10.1126/sciimmunol.abl9929