A ZEBRAFISH MODEL TO STUDY SARS-COV-2 NEUROINVASION (NeuroCoVid project)

Key facts

Disease
COVID-19
Funder
Institut Pasteur International Network (IPIN)
Principal Investigator
N/A
Research Location
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Lead Research Institution
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Research Priority Alignment
N/A

Research Category
Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics
Research Subcategory
Disease models
Special Interest Tags
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Study Type
Non-Clinical
Clinical Trial Details
N/A
Broad Policy Alignment
Pending
Age Group
Not Applicable
Vulnerable Population
Not applicable
Occupations of Interest
Not applicable

Abstract

Invasion of the central nervous system, possibly via the olfactory nerve, is suspected to play a role in respiratory failure of Covid-19 patients. This project aims to test SARS-CoV- 2 neuroinvasiveness in vivo in a zebrafish model. The zebrafish larva allows easy visualization of the entire nervous system in vivo or with whole mount fixed samples. It could provide a cheap, genetically tractable model to analyze viruss dissemination in its host and effect of antiviral drugs.

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