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Evaluating the determinants of coronavirus tropism in 3D models of human pulmonary epithelia (TROPICORO project - TROPIsm of COROnaviruses)

  • Funded by Institut Pasteur International Network (IPIN)
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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Funder

    Institut Pasteur International Network (IPIN)

  • Principal Investigator

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  • Research Location

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  • Lead Research Institution

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  • Research Priority Alignment

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  • Research Category

    Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics

  • Research Subcategory

    Pathogen morphology, shedding & natural history

  • Special Interest Tags

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  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

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  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

This study will compare the tropism of SARS-CoV-2 and more benign human coronaviruses for primary epithelia of the respiratory tract, to determine whether tropism associates with pathogenicity. The research team will use models based on reconstructed human airway epithelia and take advantage of a lung-on-chip technology that mimics the pulmonary alveolae stretch associated with breathing to develop physiologically relevant models of SARS-CoV-2 infection.