Evaluating the determinants of coronavirus tropism in 3D models of human pulmonary epithelia (TROPICORO project - TROPIsm of COROnaviruses)
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- Total publications:235 publications
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19Funder
Institut Pasteur International Network (IPIN)Principal Investigator
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Research Location
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N/AResearch 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.
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