SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Syrian hamster model causes inflammation as well as type I interferon dysregulation in both respiratory and non-respiratory tissues including the heart and kidney
M. Francis, U. Goncin, A. Kroeker, C. Swan, R. Ralph, Y. Lu, A. Etzioni, D. Falzarano, V. Gerdts, S. Machtaler, J. Kindrachuk, A. A. Kelvin
This study shows SARS-CoV-2 infection in Syrian hamsters causes inflammation and type I interferon suppression in multiple organs, including the heart and kidney, similar to human COVID-19 symptoms.
bioRxiv · Apr 7, 2021Microbiology