Skip to main content

Coronavirus Studies in Nonhuman Primate Models

This page provides a curated list of coronavirus studies and reviews using nonhuman primate (NHP) models.

Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; AstraZeneca; Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, vaccine, bivalent monoclonal antibody, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Using human monoclonal antibodies that target the spike glycoprotein can be administered along with viral vector-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccines without losing any effectiveness of either product.
References: PMID: 35857623 / doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abo6160
Contact Info: Dan Barouch: dbarouch@bidmc.harvard.edu
URL: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/scitranslmed.abo6160?rfr_dat=cr_pub%20…
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: hhc Data Creation Center, Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Eisai Co., Ltd., 5-1-3 Tokodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 300-2635, Japan; Drug Discovery Platform, KAN Research Institute, Inc., 6-8-2 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan; Medicine Development Center, Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Eisai Co., Ltd., 5-1-3 Tokodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 300-2635, Japan; Department of Immunology and Parasitology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, lipid nanoparticles, encapsulated mRNA, immunogenicity, mice, primates
Summary of Study:
References: doi: 10.1016/j.omtn.2022.09.017
Contact Info: Yuta Suzuki: y14-suzuki@hhc.eisai.co.jp
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2162253122002608?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; California National Primate Research Center; others.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, age-dependent responses, immune response, pathology, primates
Summary of Study: Age-dependent responses to SARS-CoV-2 in dam/infant pairs
References: doi: 10.4049/immunohorizons.2200075
Contact Info: Maria Blasi: maria.blasi@duke.edu
URL: https://journals.aai.org/immunohorizons/article/6/12/851/237621/Dam-Infant-Rhes…
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: NIAID; Yerkes National Primate Research Center; Emory University School of Medicine; Bioqual; Moderna, Inc.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, mRNA-1273 vaccination, longitudinal study, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: While mRNA-1273 provided durable protection against B.1.617.2 challenge, control of the virus was briefly delayed in the lungs and limited in the nose, which may provide the virus with a greater opportunity for transmission.
References: PMID: 34921774 / doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.12.002
Contact Info: Robert Seder: rseder@mail.nih.gov; Daniel Douek: ddouek@mail.nih.gov
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867421014057?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Chinese Academy of Medicine Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, heterologous vaccines, intradermal administration, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: This study reports a new heeterologous prime-boost strategy of intradermal immunization with the inactivated vaccine and K-S antigen. This strategy can significantly increase the neutralizing antibody titers and promote specific T cell responses in mice and macaques.
References: PMID: 34931939 / doi: 10.1080/22221751.2021807https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/22221751.2021.2021807
Contact Info: Wenbo Xu: wenbo_xu1@aliyun.com; Qihan Li: liqihan@imbcams.com.cn
URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/22221751.2021.2021807
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: african green monkeys
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Tulane National Primate Research Center; Tulane University School of Medicine
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, virus genome, gut, virus evolution, primates
Summary of Study: Previous reports that an intact furin cleavage site is important for infection in vivo were confirmed in this study. Additionally, three mutations were identified that may represent an adaptation of SARS-CoV2 to African green monkeys or to NHP generally.
References: PMID: 35062281 / doi: 10.3390/v14010077
Contact Info: Nicholas Maness: nmaness@tulane.edu
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/1/77
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Westlake University, Hangzhou; University of Texas; Jecho Biopharmaceuticals; Jecho Laboratories; Zhengzhou University People's Hospital
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, virus variants, neutralizing monoclonal antibodies, immune reponse, mice, primates
Summary of Study: An antibody designated as 2G1 efficiently neutralized all VOCs including widely spread Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta variants and Cluster 5, a variant with Y453F substitution that once caused public concern due to its zoonotic characteristics.
References: PMID: 35169121 / doi: 10.1038/s41421-022-00381-7
Contact Info: Lei Han: lei.han@jechobio.com
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41421-022-00381-7
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Peking University; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College; WHO Collaborating Center for Standardization and Evaluation of Biologicals
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, circRNA vaccine, neutralizing antibodies, virus variants, primates
Summary of Study: CircRNA/RBD-Omicron vaccine induced effective neutralizing antibodies against the Omicron but not the Delta variant. In contrast, the circRNA/RBD-Delta vaccine protected against both Delta and Omicron or functioned as a booster after two doses of either native- or Delta-specific vaccination, making it a favorable choice against the current variants of concern of SARS-CoV-2.
References: PMID: 35460644 / doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.03.044
Contact Info: Wensheng Wei: wswei@pku.edu.cn
URL: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(22)00394-4?_returnURL=https%3A//l…
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: SUNY Upstate Medical University; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research; NIAID
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, mRNA-1273 vaccine, respiratory tract, inflammation, primates
Summary of Study: This study defines the lower respiratory tract cellular and transcriptional signature associated with SARS-CoV-2 in macaques using two distinct viral variants, and identifies conserved signatures of vaccine-elicited protection from infection-attendant inflammation. These date emphasize the contribution of inflammatory/migratory DCs and macrophages to lower respiratory tract inflammation following SARS-CoV-2 infection, and define a critical relationship between antibody titers, post-challenge viral burden, and broad infection-elicited inflammation.
References: PMID: 35653196 / doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.160039
Contact Info: Robert Seder: Robert Seder: rseder@mail.nih.gov
URL: https://insight.jci.org/articles/view/160039
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: CAS Key Laboratory of Computational Biology; Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Proteomics and Biomarkers
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, circadian gene networks, transcriptome, primates
Summary of Study: Many mammalian genes are controlled by a central clock under circadian control, resulting in a rhythmic expression of genes involved in homeostasis. SARS-CoV-2 related genes are also rhythmically expressed, suggesting close interactions with circadian regulators.
References: PMID: 35906476 / doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-03722-0
Contact Info: Guang-Zhong Wang: guangzhong.wang@picb.ac.cn
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-022-03722-0
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing; Guangzhou Laboratory; Kunming National High-level Biosafety Primate Research Center
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, vaccine, chimpanzee adenovirus vector, immune response, mice, primates
Summary of Study: Using a chimpanzee adenovirus vectored vaccine expressing SARS-CoV2 spike in combination with an inactivated vaccine reduced lung injury risk while maintaining flexibility of the antibody regulation system.
References: PMID: 36059554 / doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.949248
Contact Info: Junzhi Wang: wangjz@nifdc.org.cn; Zhenglun Liang: lzhenglun@126.com; Miao Xu: xumiao@nifdc.org.cn
URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.949248/full
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: african green monkeys
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Tulane University, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr, Weill Cornell Medical College, Instuto de Química Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, urokinase plasminogen activator receptor, renal dysfunction, pathology, primates
Summary of Study: Elevated soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor
References: doi: 10.1111/jmp.12626
Contact Info: Minolfa Prieto: mprieto@tulane.edu
URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jmp.12626
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Chinese Academy of Sciences; Fudan University; Shanghai King-Cell Biotechnology Co., Ltd.; Mabwell Bioscience Co., Ltd.; Shenzhen University; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, self-adjuvating peptide vaccine, CoVac501, immune response, virus variants, primates
Summary of Study: CoVac501, a novel SARS-CoV-2 vaccine that is fully chemically synthesized and self-adjuvanting, provided potent protecton for cynomolgus macaques against challenges from very high doses of SARS-CoV-2.
References: PMID: 35102138 / doi: 10.1038/s41421-021-00370-2
Contact Info: Qiuping Qin: pqqin@cdser.simm.ac.cn
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41421-021-00370-2
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Pfizer; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Texas Biomedical Research Institute; New Iberia Research Center
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, pathology, inflammation, Golden Syrian Hamster, primates
Summary of Study: Macaques may be appropriate for mechanistic studies of mild asymptomatic COVID-19 pneumonia and COVID-19-associated encephalitis, whereas Syrian hamsters may be more suited to study severe COVID-19 pneumonia.
References: PMID: 35128980 / doi: 10.1177/01926233211072767
Contact Info: Shambhunath Choudhary: shambhunath.choudhary@pfizer.com
URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01926233211072767?rfr_dat=cr_pub%…
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Chinese Academy of Sciences; Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science & Technology
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, infection, pathogenesis, virus variants, primates
Summary of Study: Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 can effectively infect the Rhesus macaque.
References: PMID: 35279412 / doi: 10.1016/j.virs.2022.02.001
Contact Info: Zhiming Yuan: yzm@wh.iov.cn; Chao Shan: shanchao@wh.iov.cn
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1995820X22000335?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: pigtail macaques, rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; University of Washington; HDT Bio; NIAID; Washington National Primate Research Center
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, phage-based deep mutational scanning, immune response, vaccination, primates
Summary of Study: Findings suggest that the antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 in macaques shares many features with humans, but with substantial differences in the recognition of certain epitopes and considerable individual variability in antibody escape profiles, suggesting a diverse repertoire of antibodies that can respond to major epitopes in both humans and macaques.
References: PMID: 35404959 / doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010155
Contact Info: Julie Overbaugh: joverbau@fredhutch.org
URL: https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1010155
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: USAMRIID; Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine; Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, spike ferritin nanoparticle vaccine, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Two adjuvants were compared (ALFQ and AIOH3): Robust humoral and cellular immunological responses were observed for vaccinated animals, with the ALFQ-adjuvanted group generating a significantly higher response compared ot the AIOH3 group. Vaccination with either adjuvant resulted in fewer clinical signs of disease compared to controls, including a significant reduction in lesions and virus replication in the lungs.
References: PMID: 35632473 / doi: 10.3390/vaccines10050717
Contact Info: Jeffrey Smith: jeffrey.smith@fda.hhs.gov; Jay Hooper: jay.w.hooper.civ@mail.mil; Keersten Ricks: keersten.m.ricks.civ@mail.mil; Hannah King: hanna.king@nih.gov; Kristina Peachman: kpeachman@hivresearch.org; Alexandra Jay: alexandra.n.jay.civ@mail.mil
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/5/717
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Changchun Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Disease and Zoonoses; Jilin University First Hospital; Beijing Institute of Biotechnology; College of Basic Medical Sciences; Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University; Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology; Shaanxi Normal University
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, proteomics, metabolomics, pathology, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: An established COVID-19 model demonstrates that the innate immune response, neutrophil and platelet activation were dysregulated in infected NHPs, and these were greatly weakened in the most infected NHPs, which models moderately infected humans.
References: PMID: 35903092 / doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.954121
Contact Info: Yuwei Gao: yuwei0901@outlook.com; Yan Liu: liu820512@163.com; Xiaochang Xue: xuexch@snnu.edu.cn; Hui Wang: geno0109@vip.sina.com
URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.954121/full
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-1, SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: The Scripps Research Institute; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Alpha Genesis; University of California, San Diego; La Jolla Institute for Immunology; Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harvard University
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-1, comparative studies, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Using a two-shot protocol immunization with SARS-CoV-2 spike protein created strong serum receptor binding domain neutralizing antibody responses to both SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2.
References: PMID: 35947674 / doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abl9605
Contact Info: Ian Wilson: wilson@scripps.edu; Dennis Burton: burton@scripps.edu; Raiees Andrabi: andrabi@scripps.edu
URL: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/scitranslmed.abl9605?rfr_dat=cr_pub%20…
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; Beijing Engineering Research Center of Protein and Antibody, Sinocelltech Ltd
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, nebulized neutralizing antibody, inhalation, mice, primates
Summary of Study: Feasibility of nebulized antibodies inhalation delivery
References: doi: 10.1007/s11095-022-03340-9
Contact Info: LX@sinocelltech.com
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11095-022-03340-9
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: multiple species
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC), India; Kamdhenu University, Gujarat, India; University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, surveillance, RT-PCR, several animal species, primates
Summary of Study: Highlights transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection from human to animals and suggests being watchful for zoonosis.
References: doi: 10.3390/ijerph192114391
Contact Info: Arunkumar Patel: viroarun@gmail.com
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/21/14391
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques, african green monkeys
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Tulane National Primate Research Center; Tulane School of Medicine
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, aerosol or intra-tracheal/intra-nasal infection, viral load, inflammation, primates
Summary of Study: Cellular mechanisms underlying acute respiratory distress syndrome
References: doi: 10.1038/s42003-022-04310-y
Contact Info: Namita Rout: nrout@tulane.edu
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-022-04310-y
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: NIAID; University of Oxford
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, age-specific immune responses, viral load, primates
Summary of Study: Despite similar disease outcomes, multiomics profiling suggests that age may delay or impair antiviral cellular immune responses and delay efficient return to homeostasis.
References: PMID: 35039442 / doi: 10.26508/lsa.202101314
Contact Info: Emmie de Wit: emmie.dewit@nih.gov
URL: https://www.life-science-alliance.org/content/5/4/e202101314
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Paris-East Creteil University; Universite Paris-Saclay Fontenay-aux-Roses; CEA-INSERM, University of Lille; Universite de Lyon; Centre de Recherche en Cancerologie de Lyon; Institut Curie; Justus Liebig University
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, lung cell senescence, RNA analysis, pathology, humans, primates
Summary of Study: Cell senescence was monitored in cynomologus macaques to evaluate potential links between SARS-CoV-2 infection and aging. Data constitute the first evidence of temporal and topographic relations between senescent cell accumulation and pulmonary lesions induced by SARS-CoV-2.
References: PMID: 34648725 / doi: 10.1165/rcmb.2021-0205LE
Contact Info: Serge Adnot: serge.adnot@inserm.fr
URL: https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1165/rcmb.2021-0205LE?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rf…
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: african green monkeys
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: University of Central Florida; Tulane National Primate Research Center
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, pathology, heart, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: SARS-CoV-2 infection is characterized by an exaggerated inflammatory immune response in the heart, which possibly contributes to myocardial remodeling and subsequent fibrosis.
References: PMID: 35203260 / doi: 10.3390/cells11040611
Contact Info: Manish Kumar Gupta: manish.gupta@ucf.edu
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/4/611
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Inovio Pharmaceuticals; The Wistar Institute
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, DNA vaccine, prime-boost vaccination, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Illustrates the durability of immunity following vaccination with synthetic DNA vaccine encoding the wild-type Spike protein, INO-4800, and additionally supports the use of either INO-4800 or INO-4802 in prime-boost regimens.
References: PMID: 35428500 / doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.03.060
Contact Info: Kate Broderick: kate.broderick@inovio.com
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X22003681?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Guangzhou Medical University; Macau University of Science and Technology; St. Januario Central Hospital Macau
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, homologous or heterogenous vaccination boosters, virus variants, primates
Summary of Study: The Omicron BA.1 variant showed little sensitivity to all of the neutralizing antibodies evalueted in this study, adding to the emerging body of evidence that the resistance to neutralizing antibodies is conferred largely by the mutations in the RBD, since pseudovirus harboring additional spike protein mutations did not significantly change the resistance to neutralizing activity. A recombinant RBD protein vaccine may be a promising approach for future vaccine development.
References: PMID: 35592756 / doi: 10.1002/mco2.143
Contact Info: Kang Zhang: kang.zhang@gmail.com; Gen Li: superleegen@hotmail.com
URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9095991/
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Affinivax; Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard; Boston Children's Hospital
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, multiple antigen-presenting system vaccine, pathology, primates
Summary of Study: Multiple Antigen-Presenting System is a novel way to create a vaccine presenting proteins on a polymer and is able to induce antibody formation and reduce viral load in NHPS.
References: PMID: 35891233 / doi: 10.3390/vaccines10071069
Contact Info: Gilles Besin: gilles.besin@affinivax.com
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/7/1069
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: pigtail macaques, rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: University of Washington; Stanford University School of Medicine; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Washington University School of Medicine
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, vaccine, immune response, mice, primates
Summary of Study: Non-human primates and humans are better models than mice when looking at the potency of neutralizing antibody responses from vaccine as their immune and caution should be used when generalizing data from mouse models.
References: PMID: 35988541 / doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111299
Contact Info: David Veesler: dveesler@uw.edu
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124722011196?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: NIAID Laboratory of Virology and NIAID Rocky Mountain Veterinary Branch, Hamilton, MT
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, pathology, virus variants, primates
Summary of Study: Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 are attenuated in rhesus macaques as compared to Delta
References: doi: 10.1126/sciadv.ade1860
Contact Info: Kyle Rosenke: kyle.rosenke@nih.gov
URL: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade1860
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: NIAID; Gilead Sciences
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, Remdesivir, subcutaneous administration, pathology, virus load, primates
Summary of Study: Early subcutaneous administration of remdesivir can protect from lower respiratory tract disease caused by SARS-CoV-2.
References: PMID: 35032523 / doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2022.105246
Contact Info: Emmie de Wit: emmie.dewit@nih.gov
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166354222000146?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Harvard Medical School; Janssen Vaccines and Prevention; Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard; BIOQUAL; Amsterdam University Medical Center
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, homologous or variant booster vaccine, humoral and cellular immune responses, primates
Summary of Study: A late boost with Ad26.COV2.S or Ad26.COV2.S.351 resulted in a marked increase in humoral and cellular immune responses that were highly cross-reactive across multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants in rhesus macaques.
References: PMID: 35191769 / doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.bm4996
Contact Info: Dan Barouch: dbarouch@bidmc.harvard.edu
URL: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/scitranslmed.abm4996?rfr_dat=cr_pub%20…
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Biomedical Primate Research Centre; Department of Pathology, Amsterdam UMC; Utrecht University; Leiden University Medical Center; University of Twente
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, neuropathology, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Data highlight the potential of SARS-CoV-2 to cause pathology in the brain of macaques. A range of neurological abnormalities were observed, including hypermetabolic pituitary gland, alpha-synuclein inclusions, activated microglia in the brain parenchyma, and infiltrating T-cells.
References: PMID: 35458506 / doi: 10.3390/v14040776
Contact Info: Ernst Verschoor: verschoor@bprc.nl
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/4/776
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Universite Paris-Saclay, INSERM, CEA; Life and Soft; IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele; Institut Pasteur
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, neonate animals, immune response, pathology, primates
Summary of Study: This pilot study demonstrates that neonatal NHPs are a relevant model for pediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection.
References: PMID: 35603150 / doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.855230
Contact Info: Nabila Seddiki: nabila.seddiki@cea.fr
URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.855230/full
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: african green monkeys, rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Tulane University School of Medicine; Beijing Forestry University; Beijing Institute of Lifeomics; Ochsner Clinic Foundation; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Tulane National Primate Research Center
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, peptide microarrays, neutralizing antibodies, vaccine, primates
Summary of Study: Linear peptide epitopes detected by immunoglobulins after infection have been localized to functionally important virus regions, which can be used to inform vaccine evaluation and targets for site-specific therapy.
References: PMID: 35928300 / doi: 10.34133/2022/9769803
Contact Info: Xiaobo Yu: yuxiaobo@mail.ncpsb.org; Tony Hu: tonyhu@tulane.edu
URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9297724/
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Betuvax LLC; Lomonosov Moscow State University; Clinical Excellence Group LLC; I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University; PJSC Human Stem Cells Institute; Center of Genetics and Reproductive Medicine; Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University; Biotechnology Developments LLC; Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, subunit vaccine, “Betuvax-CoV-2”, preclinical studies, several animal species, primates
Summary of Study: A vaccine developed as a subunit that contains a recombinant receptor-binding domain fusion protein and virus-like nanoparticles demonstrates effective protection through COVID-19 neutralizing antibody production and conferring infection and lung damage protection.
References: PMID: 36016181 / doi: 10.3390/vaccines10081290
Contact Info: Anna Vakrusheva: vakhrusheva@betuvax.ru
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/8/1290
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Wuhan Institute of Virology; Chinese Academy of Science; Wuhan National Biosafety Library, others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, testicular pathological damage, inflammation, primates
Summary of Study: SARS-CoV-2 infection induces testicular injury in Rhesus macaque
References: 10.1016/j.virs.2022.10.008
Contact Info: Z. Wuan: yzm@wh.iov.cn
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1995820X22001833?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: cynomolgus macaques, rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Praesidium Bioscience, Inc., New York, NY; Center for Virology and Vaccine Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Intima Bioscience, Inc., New York, NY; Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massac
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, CRISPR, stem cell, iPSC, vaccine, universal cell, primates
Summary of Study: A genetically engineered, stem-cell-derived cellular vaccine
References: doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100843
Contact Info: Tom Henley: tom@intimabioscience.com; Dan H. Barouch: dbarouch@bidmc@harvard.edu
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666379122004074?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: prevention
NPRC/Institute: AstraZeneca; BIOQUAL; Vanderbilt University; USAMRIID
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, monoclonal antibody combination, AZD7442,virus protection, humans, primates
Summary of Study: AZD7442, a monoclonal antibody comprised of AZD8895 and AZD1061, demonstrated potent in vitro neutralization against SARS-CoV-2 VOCs, in vivo efficacy in both rpevention and treatment settings of SARS-CoV-2 infectoin in NHPs, and extended half-life in NHPs and healthy adult participants.
References: PMID: 35076282 / doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abl8124
Contact Info: Mark Esser: mark.esser@astrazeneca.com
URL: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.abl8124?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rf…
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Northwestern University; Tulane National Primate Research Center; NIAID; Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute; Bioqual; New Iberia Research Center
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, antibody-based in vivo probe system, lungs, primates
Summary of Study: Results provide proof of concept for the use of in vivo antibody-based probes to study SARS-CoV-2 infection dynamics in rhesus macaques.
References: PMID: 35003140 / doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.810047
Contact Info: Thomas Hope: thope@northwestern.edu
URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.810047/full
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Ragon Institution of MGH, MIT, and Harvard; Bioqual; Washington University School of Medicine; Emory School of Medicine, Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, mRNA-based BNT162b2 vaccine, virus variants, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: BNT162b2 and Ad26.COV2.S provided robust protection against high-dose challenge with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in macaques. Protection against this highly mutated SARS-CoV-2 variant correlated with both humoral and cellular immune responses.
References: PMID: 35169798 / doi: 10.1101/2022.02.06.479285
Contact Info: Dan Barouch: dbarouch@bidmc.harvard.edu
URL: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.02.06.479285v1
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: NIAID; Yerkes National Primate Research Center; Emory School of Medicine; Bioqual; Modernal; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, vaccination, mRNA-1273 or mRNA-Omicron boost, pathology, primates
Summary of Study: Boosting with homologous mRNA-1273 or mRNA-Omicron leads to comparable and significant increases in neutralizing antibody responses against all VOC, including Omicron.
References: PMID: 35447072 / doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2022.03.038
Contact Info: Daniel Douek: ddouek@mail.nih.gov; Robert Seder: rseder@mail.nih.gov
URL: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(22)00388-9?_returnURL=https%3A//l…
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Unioin Medical College
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, longitudinal analyses, lungs, intestines, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Findings indicate an imbalance of immune dynamic in intestinal mucosa during SARS-CoV-2 infection, which may underlie ongoing rectal viral shedding and mild tissue damage.
References: PMID: 35594870 / doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110864
Contact Info: Zhanlong He: hzl@imbcams.com.cn; Haijing Shi: haijingshi@hotmail.com; Qihan Li: liqihan@imbcams.com.cn; Longing Liu: longdingl@gmail.com
URL: https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(22)00637-4?_returnURL=htt…
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques, african green monkeys
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Tulane National Primate Research Center; Tulane University School of Medicine; Zalgen Labs, LLC; Duke University Medical Center, Duke Human Vaccine Institute;
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, viral kinetics, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Pulmonary outcome of COVID-19 is not influenced by route of infection even though clinical onset shows differences.
References: PMID: 35789343 / doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010618
Contact Info: Chad Roy: croy@tulane.edu
URL: https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1010618
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Stanford University; University of Washington; Emory National Primate Research Center, and Emory University School of Medicine; Tulane National Primate Research Center; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; University of Maryland School of Medicine; University of California, San Diego; La Jolla Institute for Immunology; GSK; Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Tulane University School of Medicine;
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, adjuvanted subunit vaccine, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: An adjuvanted subunit vaccine rsults in significant and durable memory T- and B-cell responses to Beta and Omicron variants and was found to suppress viral load and protect lungs after Omicron infection.
References: PMID: 35976993 / doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abq4130
Contact Info: Bali Pulendran: bpulend@stanford.edu
URL: https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/scitranslmed.abq4130?rfr_dat=cr_pub%20…
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, China; State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing , numerous others.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, single-nucleus transcriptomics, pathology, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Single-nucleus transcriptomic profiling of multiple organs
References: doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2022.443
Contact Info: Xiaoqun Wang: nc.ude.unb@gnawnuqoaix
URL: https://www.zoores.ac.cn/en/article/doi/10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2022.443
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Medicago Inc.; Stanford University School of Medicine; Tulane National Primate Research Center; Tulane University School of Medicine; Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, unadjuvanted and adjuvanted formulations, recombinant plant-derived virus-like particle vaccine, safety, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: A VLP bearing a SARS-CoV-2 spike protein vaccine candidate formulated with Adjuvant System 03 (AS03) was shown to be safe and effective and was therefore selected for vaccine development and clinical trials.
References: PMID: 34983950 / doi: 10.1038/s41423-021-00809-2
Contact Info: Brian Ward: wardb@medicago.com
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41423-021-00809-2
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Ology Bioservices; Harvard Medical School, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; US Department of Defense; Logistics Management Institute; Washington University School of Medicine; Bioqual, Inc.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, neutralizing human monoclonal antibodies, primates
Summary of Study: Neutralizing antibodies with extended half-life and lacking Fc-mediated effector functions are efficient for pre-exposure prophylaxis of SARS-CoV-2 infection in NHPs.
References: PMID: 35132398 / doi: 10.1016/j.medj.2022.01.004
Contact Info: Dan Barouch: dbarouch@bidmc.harvard.edu
URL: https://www.cell.com/med/fulltext/S2666-6340(22)00039-3?_returnURL=https%3A//li…
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: MIT; Harvard Medical School; University of Kansas; Tufts University; SpyBiotech Limited; Bioqual; Bill and Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute; Serum Institute of India; University of Oxford; Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard; Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, receptor binding domain, HBsAg virus–like particles, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: A clinical-stage vaccine candidate comprising a SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain-hepatitis B surface antigen virus-like particle elicited protective immunity in cynomolgus macaques.
References: PMID: 35294244 / doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abl6015
Contact Info: Dan Barouch: dbarouch@bidmc.harvard.edu
URL: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abl6015?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=o…
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine; Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute/OHSU; University of Montreal; Oregon National Primate Research Center; Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, Ad26.COV2.S vaccine, transcriptional and proteomic profiling, primates
Summary of Study: Study showed that vaccination with Ad26.COV2.S protected hamsters and rhesus macaques challenged with SARS-CoV-2 from developing excessive proinflammatory responses mediated by IL-6 and IL-1, macrophages, and neutrophil activation.
References: PMID: 35395058 / doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009990
Contact Info: Dan Barouch: dbarouch@bidmc.harvard.edu
URL: https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1009990