Comparative study of the pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 B.1 AND B.1.617.2 lineages for syrian hamsters
- Authors: Yakovlev K.S.1, Mezhenskaya D.А.2, Sivak K.V.1, Rudenko L.G.2, Isakova-Sivak I.N.2
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Affiliations:
- Smorodintsev Research Institute of Influenza
- Institute of Experimental Medicine
- Issue: Vol 22, No 2 (2022)
- Pages: 125-136
- Section: Original research
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/MAJ/article/view/109066
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/MAJ109066
- ID: 109066
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Syrian hamsters are the most sensitive model for studying the pathogenesis of a new coronavirus infection and testing prophylactic and therapeutic drugs against SARS-CoV-2. Accordingly, it is important to identify pathomorphological indicators of tissue damage in coronavirus-infected animals, which would correlate with the severity of the disease.
AIM: Comprehensive assessment of the pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 viruses of B.1 and B.1.167.2 lineages on the model of Syrian hamsters to identify the most sensitive criteria that correlate with the clinical manifestation of the disease.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Intranasal infection of animals with SARS-CoV-2, followed by the assessment of the clinical picture of the disease and detailed pathomorphological studies of various organs collected on the 5th day after infection.
RESULTS: The SARS-CoV-2 Delta virus (B.1.617.2) was shown to be less pathogenic for Syrian hamsters compared to the ancestral strain that circulated during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (B.1). The histopathological characterization of lung tissue sections of infected animals revealed the most sensitive morphometric indicator that correlates with the severity of SARS-CoV-2-induced pathology, namely, the alveolar wall thickness.
CONCLUSIONS: The use of this indicator makes it possible to determine even slight differences in the severity of virus-induced pathology in the Syrian hamster model, which can be critical in the preclinical evaluation of prophylactic and therapeutic drugs for COVID-19.
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##article.viewOnOriginalSite##About the authors
Kirill S. Yakovlev
Smorodintsev Research Institute of Influenza
Email: kirikus-fly@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7000-3467
Research Assistant at the Department of Preclinical Trials
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgDaria А. Mezhenskaya
Institute of Experimental Medicine
Author for correspondence.
Email: dasmez@iemspb.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6922-7682
SPIN-code: 5799-8802
Scopus Author ID: 57188763106
Research Associate of Laboratory of Immunology and Prevention of Viral Infections, A.A. Smorodintsev Department of Virology
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgKonstantin V. Sivak
Smorodintsev Research Institute of Influenza
Email: kvsivak@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4064-5033
SPIN-code: 7426-8322
Scopus Author ID: 35269910300
Cand. Sci. (Biol.), Head of the Department of Preclinical Trials
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgLarisa G. Rudenko
Institute of Experimental Medicine
Email: vaccine@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0107-9959
SPIN-code: 4181-1372
Scopus Author ID: 7005033248
MD, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Head of Department of Virology, A.A. Smorodintsev Department of Virology
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgIrina N. Isakova-Sivak
Institute of Experimental Medicine
Email: isakova.sivak@iemspb.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2801-1508
SPIN-code: 3469-3600
Scopus Author ID: 23973026600
Dr. Sci. (Biol.), Head of Laboratory of Immunology and Prevention of Viral Infections, A.A. Smorodintsev Department of Virology
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