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: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research and Development on Severe Infectious Diseases, Kunming, China; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, inactivated vaccine, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Preclinical safety evaluation of intradermal SARS-CoV-2 inactivated vaccine (Vero cells) administration in macaques.
References: DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.03.033
Contact Info: Qihan Li: liqihan@imbcams.com.cn
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X23003171?via%3Dihub=
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research and Development on Severe Infectious Diseases, Kunming, China; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, inactivated vaccine, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Preclinical safety evaluation of intradermal SARS-CoV-2 inactivated vaccine (Vero cells) administration in macaques.
References: DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.03.033
Contact Info: Qihan Li: liqihan@imbcams.com.cn
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X23003171?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto; Toronto, Canada; Icosagen Cell Factory OÜ; Tartu, Estonia; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, humanized antibodies, immune response, vaccine, primates
Summary of Study: bnAb protection through inhalation-based delivery
References: DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011532
Contact Info: Mart Ustav, Jr.: mart.ustav.jr@icosagen.com
URL: https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1011532
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto; Toronto, Canada; Icosagen Cell Factory OÜ; Tartu, Estonia; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, humanized antibodies, immune response, vaccine, primates
Summary of Study: bnAb protection through inhalation-based delivery
References: DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011532
Contact Info: Mart Ustav, Jr.: mart.ustav.jr@icosagen.com
URL: https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1011532
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Production Division, Havana, Cuba
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, chimeric antigen, vaccine, immune response, mice, primates
Summary of Study: chimeric antigen, based on nucleocapsid of SARS-CoV-2 fused to the extracellular domain of human CD154 in HEK-293 cells
References: DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288006
Contact Info: Mario Pablo Estrada: mario.pablo@cigb.edu.cu; Yamila Carpio: yamila.carpio@cigb.edu.cu
URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0288006
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Production Division, Havana, Cuba
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, chimeric antigen, vaccine, immune response, mice, primates
Summary of Study: chimeric antigen, based on nucleocapsid of SARS-CoV-2 fused to the extracellular domain of human CD154 in HEK-293 cells
References: DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288006
Contact Info: Mario Pablo Estrada: mario.pablo@cigb.edu.cu; Yamila Carpio: yamila.carpio@cigb.edu.cu
URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0288006
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques, cynomolgus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: pathogenesis
NPRC/Institute: Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, pulmonary lesions, histopathology, primates
Summary of Study: Histopathological pulmonary lesions in SARS-CoV-2
References: PMID: 38007889 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2023.10.008
Contact Info: Jae-Hak Park: pjhak@snu.ac.kr
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021997523002967?via%3Dihub=
NHP Species: rhesus macaques, cynomolgus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: pathogenesis
NPRC/Institute: Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, pulmonary lesions, histopathology, primates
Summary of Study: Histopathological pulmonary lesions in SARS-CoV-2
References: PMID: 38007889 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2023.10.008
Contact Info: Jae-Hak Park: pjhak@snu.ac.kr
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021997523002967?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, spike protein, mRNA vaccine, immune response, virus variants, conserved epitopes, primates
Summary of Study: Broadly neutralizing antibody induction by non-stabilized SARS-CoV-2 Spike mRNA vaccination
References: bioRxiv PMID: 38187726 PMCID: PMC10769253 DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.18.572191
Contact Info: Kevin O. Saunders: kevin.saunders@duke.edu
URL: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.12.18.572191v1
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, spike protein, mRNA vaccine, immune response, virus variants, conserved epitopes, primates
Summary of Study: Broadly neutralizing antibody induction by non-stabilized SARS-CoV-2 Spike mRNA vaccination
References: bioRxiv PMID: 38187726 PMCID: PMC10769253 DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.18.572191
Contact Info: Kevin O. Saunders: kevin.saunders@duke.edu
URL: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.12.18.572191v1
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Clinical Monitoring Research Program Directorate, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland; Center for Infectious Disease Imaging, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Mary
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, deep learning, computerized tomography, lung lesions, primates
Summary of Study: Modeling whole lung and lung lesions to detect and quantify disease
References: doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2023.02.027
Contact Info: Jeffrey.solomon@nih.gov
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36966070/
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Clinical Monitoring Research Program Directorate, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland; Center for Infectious Disease Imaging, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Mary
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, deep learning, computerized tomography, lung lesions, primates
Summary of Study: Modeling whole lung and lung lesions to detect and quantify disease
References: doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2023.02.027
Contact Info: Jeffrey.solomon@nih.gov
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36966070/
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: marmosets
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Federal Medical-Biological Agency of Russia, Moscow, Russia and others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, nucleocapsid (N) protein, vaccine, immune response, pathology, mice, hamsters, primates
Summary of Study: Recombinant nucleocapsid-based vaccine Convacell®.
References: PMID: 37112786 / doi: 10.3390/vaccines11040874
Contact Info: Sevastyan Rabdano: sevastyan@rabdano.ru
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/4/874
NHP Species: marmosets
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Federal Medical-Biological Agency of Russia, Moscow, Russia and others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, nucleocapsid (N) protein, vaccine, immune response, pathology, mice, hamsters, primates
Summary of Study: Recombinant nucleocapsid-based vaccine Convacell®.
References: PMID: 37112786 / doi: 10.3390/vaccines11040874
Contact Info: Sevastyan Rabdano: sevastyan@rabdano.ru
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/4/874
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, spatial transcriptomic profiling, lungs, virus variants, primates
Summary of Study: Comparative spatial transcriptomic profiling of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Delta and Omicron variants infections in the lungs of cynomolgus macaques.
References: DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28847
Contact Info: Jung Joo Hong: hong75@kribb.re.kr
URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmv.28847
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, spatial transcriptomic profiling, lungs, virus variants, primates
Summary of Study: Comparative spatial transcriptomic profiling of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Delta and Omicron variants infections in the lungs of cynomolgus macaques.
References: DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28847
Contact Info: Jung Joo Hong: hong75@kribb.re.kr
URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmv.28847
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Department of Neurobiology and Aging, Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC), Lange Kleiweg 161, 2288GJ, Rijswijk, The Netherlands; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, neuroinflammation, positron emission tomography, brain, primates
Summary of Study: Widespread neuroinflammation in SARS-CoV-2 infection
References: DOI: 10.1186/s12974-023-02857-z
Contact Info: Jinte Middeldorp: middeldorp@bprc.nl
URL: https://jneuroinflammation.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12974-023-02857-z
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Department of Neurobiology and Aging, Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC), Lange Kleiweg 161, 2288GJ, Rijswijk, The Netherlands; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, neuroinflammation, positron emission tomography, brain, primates
Summary of Study: Widespread neuroinflammation in SARS-CoV-2 infection
References: DOI: 10.1186/s12974-023-02857-z
Contact Info: Jinte Middeldorp: middeldorp@bprc.nl
URL: https://jneuroinflammation.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12974-023-02857-z
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: University of Kentucky, University of California Irvine, USA
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, alcohol, lung, scRNA sequencing, flow cytometry, primates
Summary of Study: Chronic alcohol consumption dysregulates innate immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in the lung
References: DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104812
Contact Info: Ilhem Messaoudi: ilhem@messaoudi@uky.edu
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235239642300378X?via%3Dihub=
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: University of Kentucky, University of California Irvine, USA
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, alcohol, lung, scRNA sequencing, flow cytometry, primates
Summary of Study: Chronic alcohol consumption dysregulates innate immune response to SARS-CoV-2 in the lung
References: DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104812
Contact Info: Ilhem Messaoudi: ilhem@messaoudi@uky.edu
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235239642300378X?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques, cynomolgus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, Beta-spike-containing boosters, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Beta-spike-containing boosters induce robust and functional antibody responses
References: PMID: 38007686 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113292
Contact Info: Ryan McNamara: rpmcnamara@mgh.harvard.edu
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124723013049?via%3Dihub=
NHP Species: rhesus macaques, cynomolgus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, Beta-spike-containing boosters, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Beta-spike-containing boosters induce robust and functional antibody responses
References: PMID: 38007686 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113292
Contact Info: Ryan McNamara: rpmcnamara@mgh.harvard.edu
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124723013049?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: cynomolgus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Vaxxinity, Inc., Merritt Island, FL, USA; University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, subunit vaccine, Fc-mediated effector function, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: RBD-Protein/Peptide Vaccine UB-612 Elicits Mucosal and Fc-Mediated Antibody Responses
References: PMID: 38250853 PMCID: PMC10818657 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines12010040
Contact Info: Shixia Wang: shixia.wang@outlook.com
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/12/1/40
NHP Species: cynomolgus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Vaxxinity, Inc., Merritt Island, FL, USA; University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, subunit vaccine, Fc-mediated effector function, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: RBD-Protein/Peptide Vaccine UB-612 Elicits Mucosal and Fc-Mediated Antibody Responses
References: PMID: 38250853 PMCID: PMC10818657 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines12010040
Contact Info: Shixia Wang: shixia.wang@outlook.com
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/12/1/40
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Veterinary Research Institute, Lahore, Pakistan; Institute of Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, inactivated vaccine, efficacy, immunogenicity, virus variant, rabbits, primates
Summary of Study: Molecular characterization and selection of delta variant for vaccine
References: doi: 10.3390/vaccines11030607
Contact Info: Tahir Yaqub: tahiryaqub@uvas.edu.pk
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/3/607
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Veterinary Research Institute, Lahore, Pakistan; Institute of Microbiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, inactivated vaccine, efficacy, immunogenicity, virus variant, rabbits, primates
Summary of Study: Molecular characterization and selection of delta variant for vaccine
References: doi: 10.3390/vaccines11030607
Contact Info: Tahir Yaqub: tahiryaqub@uvas.edu.pk
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/3/607
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand and others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, recombinant plant-based RBD vaccine, immunogenicity, efficacy, safety, mice, primates
Summary of Study: Recombinant plant based RBD vaccine formulated with 3M-052-Alum adjuvant
References: PMID: 36963999 / doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.03.027
Contact Info: Waranyoo Phoolcharoen: Waranyoo.P@chula.ac.th
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X23003122?via%3Dihub=
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand and others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, recombinant plant-based RBD vaccine, immunogenicity, efficacy, safety, mice, primates
Summary of Study: Recombinant plant based RBD vaccine formulated with 3M-052-Alum adjuvant
References: PMID: 36963999 / doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.03.027
Contact Info: Waranyoo Phoolcharoen: Waranyoo.P@chula.ac.th
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X23003122?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical Primate Research Center, Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, pathogenesis, immune response, mice, hamsters, primates
Summary of Study: SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) infection in rhesus macaques, hamsters, and BALB/c mice with severe lung histopathological damage.
References: DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28846
Contact Info: Shuaiyao Lu: lushuaiyao-km@163.com
URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jmv.28846
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical Primate Research Center, Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, pathogenesis, immune response, mice, hamsters, primates
Summary of Study: SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) infection in rhesus macaques, hamsters, and BALB/c mice with severe lung histopathological damage.
References: DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28846
Contact Info: Shuaiyao Lu: lushuaiyao-km@163.com
URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jmv.28846
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Emory University School of Medicine; Emory, Oregon and Tulane NPRCs; numerous others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, IFN-I, immune response, pathology, primates
Summary of Study: Modulation of type I interferon responses potently inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication and inflammation
References: DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adg0033
Contact Info: Mirko Paiardini: mirko.paiardini@emory.edu
URL: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciimmunol.adg0033
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Emory University School of Medicine; Emory, Oregon and Tulane NPRCs; numerous others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, IFN-I, immune response, pathology, primates
Summary of Study: Modulation of type I interferon responses potently inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication and inflammation
References: DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.adg0033
Contact Info: Mirko Paiardini: mirko.paiardini@emory.edu
URL: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciimmunol.adg0033
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Research Institute of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Almaty, KazakhstanInternational Center for Vaccinology, Kazakh National Agrarian Research University (KazNARU), Almaty, Kazakhstan; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, vaccine, adjuvant, immune response, safety, hamsters, primates
Summary of Study: Evaluation of spike protein ectodomain subunit vaccine with squalene emulsion adjuvant
References: DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2258571
Contact Info: Kairat Tabynov: ktabynov@gmail.com
URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21645515.2023.2258571
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Research Institute of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Almaty, KazakhstanInternational Center for Vaccinology, Kazakh National Agrarian Research University (KazNARU), Almaty, Kazakhstan; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, vaccine, adjuvant, immune response, safety, hamsters, primates
Summary of Study: Evaluation of spike protein ectodomain subunit vaccine with squalene emulsion adjuvant
References: DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2023.2258571
Contact Info: Kairat Tabynov: ktabynov@gmail.com
URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21645515.2023.2258571
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: pathogenesis
NPRC/Institute: State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Medical Primate Research Center Neuroscience Center Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College Beijing China; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, immune response, PBMCs, single?cell sequencing, virus variants, primates
Summary of Study: Single-cell transcriptomic atlas of distinct early immune responses
References: PMID: 38020713 PMCID: PMC10661830 DOI: 10.1002/mco2.432
Contact Info: Xiaozhong Peng: pengxiaozhong@pumc.edu.cn
URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10661830/
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: pathogenesis
NPRC/Institute: State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Institute of Basic Medical Sciences Medical Primate Research Center Neuroscience Center Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College Beijing China; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, immune response, PBMCs, single?cell sequencing, virus variants, primates
Summary of Study: Single-cell transcriptomic atlas of distinct early immune responses
References: PMID: 38020713 PMCID: PMC10661830 DOI: 10.1002/mco2.432
Contact Info: Xiaozhong Peng: pengxiaozhong@pumc.edu.cn
URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10661830/
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: lemurs
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: pathogenesis
NPRC/Institute: Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, 46113 Valencia, Spain; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, natural infection, serological testing, RNA analysis, primates
Summary of Study: Molecular and serological studies on potential SARS-CoV-2 Infection
References: PMID: 38200871 PMCID: PMC10778278 DOI: 10.3390/ani14010140
Contact Info: Consuelo Rubio-Guerri: rubio@bv.csic.es
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/1/140
NHP Species: lemurs
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: pathogenesis
NPRC/Institute: Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU, 46113 Valencia, Spain; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, natural infection, serological testing, RNA analysis, primates
Summary of Study: Molecular and serological studies on potential SARS-CoV-2 Infection
References: PMID: 38200871 PMCID: PMC10778278 DOI: 10.3390/ani14010140
Contact Info: Consuelo Rubio-Guerri: rubio@bv.csic.es
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/1/140
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Department of Biosystems, Laboratory of Gene Technology, KU Leuven, Leuven Belgium
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, review, vaccine development, mice, hamsters, primates
Summary of Study: Do we need nasal vaccines against COVID 19
References: doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.14181
Contact Info: Harald Brüssow: haraldbruessow@yahoo.com
URL: https://ami-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1751-7915.14181
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Department of Biosystems, Laboratory of Gene Technology, KU Leuven, Leuven Belgium
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, review, vaccine development, mice, hamsters, primates
Summary of Study: Do we need nasal vaccines against COVID 19
References: doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.14181
Contact Info: Harald Brüssow: haraldbruessow@yahoo.com
URL: https://ami-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1751-7915.14181
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Sanofi and GSK
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, booster vaccine candidates, immune response, virus variants, primates
Summary of Study: Beta variant COVID-19 protein booster vaccine elicits durable cross-neutralization against SARS-CoV-2 variants
References: doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-36908-z
Contact Info: Valerie Lecouturier: valerie.lecouturier@sanofi.com
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36908-z
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Sanofi and GSK
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, booster vaccine candidates, immune response, virus variants, primates
Summary of Study: Beta variant COVID-19 protein booster vaccine elicits durable cross-neutralization against SARS-CoV-2 variants
References: doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-36908-z
Contact Info: Valerie Lecouturier: valerie.lecouturier@sanofi.com
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36908-z
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research and Development on Severe Infectious Diseases, Kunming, China and others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, intradermal inactivated vaccine, immune response, virus variants, primates
Summary of Study: Preclinical safety evaluation of Intradermal inactivated vaccine (vero cells) administration
References: PMID: 37003910 / doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.03.033
Contact Info: Qihan Li: liqihan@imbcams.com.cn
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X23003171?via%3Dihub=
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Vaccine Research and Development on Severe Infectious Diseases, Kunming, China and others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, intradermal inactivated vaccine, immune response, virus variants, primates
Summary of Study: Preclinical safety evaluation of Intradermal inactivated vaccine (vero cells) administration
References: PMID: 37003910 / doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.03.033
Contact Info: Qihan Li: liqihan@imbcams.com.cn
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X23003171?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical Primate Research Center, Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, pathogenesis, immune response, mice, hamsters, primates
Summary of Study: SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) infection in rhesus macaques, hamsters, and BALB/c mice with severe lung histopathological damage.
References: DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28846
Contact Info: Shuaiyao Lu: lushuaiyao-km@163.com
URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jmv.28846
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical Primate Research Center, Neuroscience Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, School of Basic Medicine Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, pathogenesis, immune response, mice, hamsters, primates
Summary of Study: SARS-CoV-2 Omicron (B.1.1.529) infection in rhesus macaques, hamsters, and BALB/c mice with severe lung histopathological damage.
References: DOI: 10.1002/jmv.28846
Contact Info: Shuaiyao Lu: lushuaiyao-km@163.com
URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jmv.28846
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, PHH-1V, vaccine, immune response, airways, primates
Summary of Study: Preclinical evaluation of PHH-1V vaccine candidate
References: DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107224
Contact Info: Antoni Prenafeta: antoni.prenafata@hipra.com
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223013019?via%3Dihub=
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, PHH-1V, vaccine, immune response, airways, primates
Summary of Study: Preclinical evaluation of PHH-1V vaccine candidate
References: DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107224
Contact Info: Antoni Prenafeta: antoni.prenafata@hipra.com
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004223013019?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Centre, Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., Rabale, Navi Mubai, India
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, vaccine, dual receptor binding domain, immune response, safety, several species, primates
Summary of Study: Safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of Relcovax®
References: DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.10.006
Contact Info: R.L. Ramnath: ramnath.l@relbio.com
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X23011763?via%3Dihub=
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Dhirubhai Ambani Life Sciences Centre, Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd., Rabale, Navi Mubai, India
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, vaccine, dual receptor binding domain, immune response, safety, several species, primates
Summary of Study: Safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of Relcovax®
References: DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.10.006
Contact Info: R.L. Ramnath: ramnath.l@relbio.com
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X23011763?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: cynomolgus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: pathogenesis
NPRC/Institute: University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Florida
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, sexual dimorphism, transcriptomics, translation, immunogenicity, primates
Summary of Study: Sex differences in brain and susceptibility to COVID-19
References: PMID: 38045237 PMCID: PMC10690328 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3422091/v1
Contact Info: Coy Heldermon: coy.heldermon@medicine.ufl.edu
URL: https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-3422091/v1
NHP Species: cynomolgus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: pathogenesis
NPRC/Institute: University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Florida
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, sexual dimorphism, transcriptomics, translation, immunogenicity, primates
Summary of Study: Sex differences in brain and susceptibility to COVID-19
References: PMID: 38045237 PMCID: PMC10690328 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3422091/v1
Contact Info: Coy Heldermon: coy.heldermon@medicine.ufl.edu
URL: https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-3422091/v1
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; Office of Regulated Nonclinical Studies, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, Molnupiravir, efficacy, oral administration, primates
Summary of Study: Evaluation of the drug molnupiravir (EIDD-2801) for mild to moderate COVID-19
References: doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2022.105492
Contact Info: Jason Comer: jscomer@utmb.edu
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166354222002613?via%3Dihub=
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; Office of Regulated Nonclinical Studies, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, Molnupiravir, efficacy, oral administration, primates
Summary of Study: Evaluation of the drug molnupiravir (EIDD-2801) for mild to moderate COVID-19
References: doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2022.105492
Contact Info: Jason Comer: jscomer@utmb.edu
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166354222002613?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Department of Microbiology, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai , China; Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, others.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, pan-sarbecovirus vaccine, immune response, virus protection, primates
Summary of Study: Pan-sarbecovirus vaccines against sarbecoviruses, including SARS-CoV-2 and its variants
References: doi: 10.1073/pnas.2221713120
Contact Info: LuLu: lul@fudan.edu.cn (and other authors
URL: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2221713120
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Department of Microbiology, Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai , China; Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology, Shanghai Institute of Infectious Disease and Biosecurity, others.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, pan-sarbecovirus vaccine, immune response, virus protection, primates
Summary of Study: Pan-sarbecovirus vaccines against sarbecoviruses, including SARS-CoV-2 and its variants
References: doi: 10.1073/pnas.2221713120
Contact Info: LuLu: lul@fudan.edu.cn (and other authors
URL: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2221713120
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China, others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, nelfinavir, prophylactics, virus protection, humans, primates
Summary of Study: Nelfinavir preventive and therapeutic effects
References: PMID: 37095086 / doi: 10.1038/s41392-023-01429-0
Contact Info: Weiliang Zhu: wlzhu@simm.ac.cn
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41392-023-01429-0
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China, others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, nelfinavir, prophylactics, virus protection, humans, primates
Summary of Study: Nelfinavir preventive and therapeutic effects
References: PMID: 37095086 / doi: 10.1038/s41392-023-01429-0
Contact Info: Weiliang Zhu: wlzhu@simm.ac.cn
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41392-023-01429-0
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, National Reference Center for Respiratory Viruses, Paris, France; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, monoclonal antibody treatment, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Sotrovimab retains activity against SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant BQ.1.1 in a non-human primate model.
References: DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16664
Contact Info: Roger Le Grand: roger.le-grand@cea.fr
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023038719?via%3Dihub=
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, National Reference Center for Respiratory Viruses, Paris, France; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, monoclonal antibody treatment, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Sotrovimab retains activity against SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant BQ.1.1 in a non-human primate model.
References: DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16664
Contact Info: Roger Le Grand: roger.le-grand@cea.fr
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023038719?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: National Kunming High-level Biosafety Primate Research Center, Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming 650118, China; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, transcriptome analysis, virus variants, subgenomic RNA, primates
Summary of Study: Differential Transcriptomic Landscapes of SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Multiple Organs
References: doi:10.1016/j.gpb.2023.06.002
Contact Info: Xiaozhong Peng: pengxiaozhong@pumc.edu.cn
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1672022923000955?via%3Dihub=
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: National Kunming High-level Biosafety Primate Research Center, Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Kunming 650118, China; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, transcriptome analysis, virus variants, subgenomic RNA, primates
Summary of Study: Differential Transcriptomic Landscapes of SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Multiple Organs
References: doi:10.1016/j.gpb.2023.06.002
Contact Info: Xiaozhong Peng: pengxiaozhong@pumc.edu.cn
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1672022923000955?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm, CEA, Center for Immunology of Viral, Auto-immune, Hematological and Bacterial diseases (IMVA-HB/IDMIT), Fontenay-aux-Roses & Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, intestinal mucosal barrier, inflammation, pathology, primates
Summary of Study: Intestinal immunological events of acute and resolved infection
References: DOI: 10.1016/j.mucimm.2023.10.001
Contact Info: Mariangela Cavarelli: mariangela.cavarelli@cea.fr
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193302192300079X?via%3Dihub=
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm, CEA, Center for Immunology of Viral, Auto-immune, Hematological and Bacterial diseases (IMVA-HB/IDMIT), Fontenay-aux-Roses & Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, intestinal mucosal barrier, inflammation, pathology, primates
Summary of Study: Intestinal immunological events of acute and resolved infection
References: DOI: 10.1016/j.mucimm.2023.10.001
Contact Info: Mariangela Cavarelli: mariangela.cavarelli@cea.fr
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193302192300079X?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: NIAID, Boston University, many others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, gorilla adenovirus (GRAd) S-2P vaccine, airways, immunogenicity, primates
Summary of Study: Airway immunity achieved with GRAd) S-2P vaccine in nhps
References: bioRxiv. 2023 Nov 22:2023.11.22.567930. doi: 10.1101/2023.11.22.567930. Preprint
Contact Info: Nancy Sullivan: njsull@bu.edu
URL: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.22.567930v1
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: NIAID, Boston University, many others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, gorilla adenovirus (GRAd) S-2P vaccine, airways, immunogenicity, primates
Summary of Study: Airway immunity achieved with GRAd) S-2P vaccine in nhps
References: bioRxiv. 2023 Nov 22:2023.11.22.567930. doi: 10.1101/2023.11.22.567930. Preprint
Contact Info: Nancy Sullivan: njsull@bu.edu
URL: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.22.567930v1
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland; Adimab LLC, Lebanon, New Hampshire; Invivyd, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, Adintrevimab, prophylactics, viral load, pathology, hamsters, primates
Summary of Study: Monoclonal Antibody Adintrevimab Protects against COVID-19
References: doi: 10.1128/aac.01353-22
Contact Info: Kristin Narayan: knarayan@invivyd.com
URL: https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aac.01353-22
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2023
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland; Adimab LLC, Lebanon, New Hampshire; Invivyd, Inc., Waltham, Massachusetts; others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, Adintrevimab, prophylactics, viral load, pathology, hamsters, primates
Summary of Study: Monoclonal Antibody Adintrevimab Protects against COVID-19
References: doi: 10.1128/aac.01353-22
Contact Info: Kristin Narayan: knarayan@invivyd.com
URL: https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aac.01353-22
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=
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…
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
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
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/
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
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=
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=
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: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Emory University; University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine; Butantan Institute; La Jolla Institute for Immunology
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, DNA vaccine HIVBr18, HLA class II vaccine epitopes, immunity, humans and primates
Summary of Study: Results provide preliminary proof of concept that immunization with a vaccine encoding epitopes with high and redundant coverage of the human population can elicit potent T cell responses to multiple epitopes, across species and MHC barriers.
References: PMID: 34961636 / doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.11.076
Contact Info: Edecio Cunha-Neto: edecunha@usp.br
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X21015504?via%3Dihub=
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Emory University; University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine; Butantan Institute; La Jolla Institute for Immunology
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, DNA vaccine HIVBr18, HLA class II vaccine epitopes, immunity, humans and primates
Summary of Study: Results provide preliminary proof of concept that immunization with a vaccine encoding epitopes with high and redundant coverage of the human population can elicit potent T cell responses to multiple epitopes, across species and MHC barriers.
References: PMID: 34961636 / doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.11.076
Contact Info: Edecio Cunha-Neto: edecunha@usp.br
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X21015504?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
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
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
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…
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
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
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
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