MODELING HUMAN SARS-COV-2 INFECTION IN MICE WITH HUMAN LUNG XENOGRAFTS (Cov2-HuLung project)
- Funded by Institut Pasteur International Network (IPIN)
- Total publications:232 publications
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19Funder
Institut Pasteur International Network (IPIN)Principal Investigator
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Research Location
N/ALead Research Institution
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
To date there is no specific therapeutic treatment or vaccine for COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and relevant animal models that mimic human COVID-19 pathologies are lacking. We will generate two novel humanized mouse models: HuLung mice (human lung) and HIS-HuLung mice (and human immune system and human lung). Infection of HuLung and HIS-HuLung mice with SARS-CoV-2 will provide an in vivo model for viral replication and will enable the study of pathological mechanisms provoked by the anti-viral human immune responses to SARS-CoV-2.
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