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: 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: [email protected]
URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jmp.12626
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: [email protected]
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: Emergent BioSolutions; Yoh Services LLC; Sanofi Pasteur; Translate Bio; UT Health Science Center at Houston
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, virus variants, vaccine, boost, neutralizing effects, primates
Summary of Study: This study showed that a third vaccination administered as a booster, regardless of composition, to the currently approved two dose regimens could effectively promote broadly neutralizing antibodies against all variants of concern.
References: PMID: 35101265 / doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.01.021
Contact Info: Natalie Anosova: [email protected]
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X22000457?via%3Dihub=
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Emergent BioSolutions; Yoh Services LLC; Sanofi Pasteur; Translate Bio; UT Health Science Center at Houston
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, virus variants, vaccine, boost, neutralizing effects, primates
Summary of Study: This study showed that a third vaccination administered as a booster, regardless of composition, to the currently approved two dose regimens could effectively promote broadly neutralizing antibodies against all variants of concern.
References: PMID: 35101265 / doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.01.021
Contact Info: Natalie Anosova: [email protected]
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X22000457?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: China Pharmaceutical University; Yunnan Walvax Biotech
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, chimpanzee adenovirus-based vaccine, immunogenicity, toxicology, rats, primates
Summary of Study: AdC68-19S, a recombinant chimpanzee adenovirus serotype 68 vector-based vaccine encoding the full-length spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, induced an effective immune response with a good safety profile in rhesus macaques.
References: PMID: 35226134 / doi: 10.1007/s00204-021-03221-x
Contact Info: Zhen Huang: [email protected]
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00204-021-03221-x
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: China Pharmaceutical University; Yunnan Walvax Biotech
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, chimpanzee adenovirus-based vaccine, immunogenicity, toxicology, rats, primates
Summary of Study: AdC68-19S, a recombinant chimpanzee adenovirus serotype 68 vector-based vaccine encoding the full-length spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, induced an effective immune response with a good safety profile in rhesus macaques.
References: PMID: 35226134 / doi: 10.1007/s00204-021-03221-x
Contact Info: Zhen Huang: [email protected]
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00204-021-03221-x
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology; Sinocelltech, Ltd.; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, polysaccharide–protein-conjugated nanoparticle vaccine, virus variants, mice, rats, primates
Summary of Study: A novel nanoparticle vaccine was designed and prepared by chemically conjugating recombinant SARD-CoV-2 RBD and PPS14. Studies have demonstrated that SCTV01B vaccination induced potent and broad neutralizing antibodies and cellular immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 in mice, rats, and nonhuman primates, as well as high OPA against S. pneumoniae serotype 14.
References: PMID: 35332581 / doi: 10.1002/adma.202200443
Contact Info: Liangzhi Xie: [email protected]
URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202200443
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Beijing Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology; Sinocelltech, Ltd.; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, polysaccharide–protein-conjugated nanoparticle vaccine, virus variants, mice, rats, primates
Summary of Study: A novel nanoparticle vaccine was designed and prepared by chemically conjugating recombinant SARD-CoV-2 RBD and PPS14. Studies have demonstrated that SCTV01B vaccination induced potent and broad neutralizing antibodies and cellular immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 in mice, rats, and nonhuman primates, as well as high OPA against S. pneumoniae serotype 14.
References: PMID: 35332581 / doi: 10.1002/adma.202200443
Contact Info: Liangzhi Xie: [email protected]
URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202200443
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Peking Union Medical College; National Center of Technology Innovation for Animal Model; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Capital Medical University
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, inactivated vaccine, booster, immune response, virus variants, primates
Summary of Study: Animals administered with an indicated booster dose and subsequently challenged with Delta or Omicron variants showed markedly reduced viral loads and improved histopathological profiles compared to control animals, indicating that sequential immunization could protect primates against Omicron.
References: PMID: 35436986 / doi: 10.1038/s41392-022-00979-z
Contact Info: Chuan Qin: [email protected];
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41392-022-00979-z
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Peking Union Medical College; National Center of Technology Innovation for Animal Model; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Capital Medical University
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, inactivated vaccine, booster, immune response, virus variants, primates
Summary of Study: Animals administered with an indicated booster dose and subsequently challenged with Delta or Omicron variants showed markedly reduced viral loads and improved histopathological profiles compared to control animals, indicating that sequential immunization could protect primates against Omicron.
References: PMID: 35436986 / doi: 10.1038/s41392-022-00979-z
Contact Info: Chuan Qin: [email protected];
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41392-022-00979-z
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT; Harvard University; Universite Paris-Saclay, Inserm, CEA; Genethon INTEGRARE UMR; Rega Institute; University of Siena; University of Pennsylvania
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, AAV-based vaccine, virus variants, immune response, mice, primates
Summary of Study: AAV-based vaccines for COVID-19 can be effective from a single, low dose and lead to durable humoral and strong T cell immunogenicity.
References: PMID: 35546782 / doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2022.05.007
Contact Info: Luk Vandenberghe: [email protected]
URL: https://www.cell.com/molecular-therapy-family/molecular-therapy/fulltext/S1525-…
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT; Harvard University; Universite Paris-Saclay, Inserm, CEA; Genethon INTEGRARE UMR; Rega Institute; University of Siena; University of Pennsylvania
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, AAV-based vaccine, virus variants, immune response, mice, primates
Summary of Study: AAV-based vaccines for COVID-19 can be effective from a single, low dose and lead to durable humoral and strong T cell immunogenicity.
References: PMID: 35546782 / doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2022.05.007
Contact Info: Luk Vandenberghe: [email protected]
URL: https://www.cell.com/molecular-therapy-family/molecular-therapy/fulltext/S1525-…
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: [email protected]; Tony Hu: [email protected]
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: [email protected]; Tony Hu: [email protected]
URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9297724/
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: cynomolgus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Université Paris-Saclay; Université de Paris; Laboratoire de Pharmacocinétique et Toxicologie; Institut Pasteur; Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie; Unité des Virus Emergents, Aix Marseille Univ; VirNext, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; University Hospital, Bordeaux & Inserm
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, Zika, favipiravir, antiviral activity, primates
Summary of Study: A nucleoside analogue with activity against RNA viruses shows antiviral activity that reduces viral load and kinetics in Zika, but not COVID-19.
References: PMID: 36042198 / doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-32565-w
Contact Info: Roger Le Grand: [email protected]; Jeremie Guedj: [email protected]
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-32565-w
NHP Species: cynomolgus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Université Paris-Saclay; Université de Paris; Laboratoire de Pharmacocinétique et Toxicologie; Institut Pasteur; Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie; Unité des Virus Emergents, Aix Marseille Univ; VirNext, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1; University Hospital, Bordeaux & Inserm
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, Zika, favipiravir, antiviral activity, primates
Summary of Study: A nucleoside analogue with activity against RNA viruses shows antiviral activity that reduces viral load and kinetics in Zika, but not COVID-19.
References: PMID: 36042198 / doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-32565-w
Contact Info: Roger Le Grand: [email protected]; Jeremie Guedj: [email protected]
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-32565-w
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Biopharmaceutical Research Division, Osaka, Japan
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, recombinant spike protein vaccine, virus variants, immune response
Summary of Study: Homologous and heterologous booster vaccinations of S-268019-b, a recombinant S protein-based vaccine
References: doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.10.092
Contact Info: Shinya Omoto: [email protected]
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X22013792?via%3Dihub=
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Biopharmaceutical Research Division, Osaka, Japan
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, recombinant spike protein vaccine, virus variants, immune response
Summary of Study: Homologous and heterologous booster vaccinations of S-268019-b, a recombinant S protein-based vaccine
References: doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.10.092
Contact Info: Shinya Omoto: [email protected]
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X22013792?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research; Washington University; National Cancer Institute/NIH; Bioqual; Oak Ridge Institute of Science & Education; Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons; Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, spike protein ferritin nanoparticle (SpFN) vaccine, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: NHPs vaccinated with two doses of SpFN plus adjuvant separated by 28 days developed potent SARS-CoV-2-specific B and T cell responses, which conferred protection against SARS-CoV-2 challenge.
References: PMID: 34914540 / doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abi5735
Contact Info: Kayvon Modjarrad: [email protected]
URL: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.abi5735?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rf…
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research; Washington University; National Cancer Institute/NIH; Bioqual; Oak Ridge Institute of Science & Education; Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons; Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, spike protein ferritin nanoparticle (SpFN) vaccine, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: NHPs vaccinated with two doses of SpFN plus adjuvant separated by 28 days developed potent SARS-CoV-2-specific B and T cell responses, which conferred protection against SARS-CoV-2 challenge.
References: PMID: 34914540 / doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abi5735
Contact Info: Kayvon Modjarrad: [email protected]
URL: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.abi5735?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rf…
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: prevention
NPRC/Institute: University of Washington; Washington National Primate Research Center; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Taipei; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, helper-dependent adenovirus (HDAd5/35++), HSC gene therapy, safety, virus protection, mice, primates
Summary of Study: Pilot studies of a simple and portable in vivo hematopoietic HSC transduction approach that involves HSC mobilization from the bone marrow into the peripheral blood stream and the intravenous injection of an integrating, helper-dependent adenovirus vector system demonstrated safety and efficacy in mice and a rhesus macaque.
References: PMID: 35057635 / doi: 10.1089/hum.2021.295
Contact Info: Andre Lieber: [email protected]; Steve Roffler: [email protected]; Hans-Peter Kiem: [email protected]; Deborah Fuller: [email protected]
URL: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/hum.2021.295?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=…
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: prevention
NPRC/Institute: University of Washington; Washington National Primate Research Center; Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Taipei; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, helper-dependent adenovirus (HDAd5/35++), HSC gene therapy, safety, virus protection, mice, primates
Summary of Study: Pilot studies of a simple and portable in vivo hematopoietic HSC transduction approach that involves HSC mobilization from the bone marrow into the peripheral blood stream and the intravenous injection of an integrating, helper-dependent adenovirus vector system demonstrated safety and efficacy in mice and a rhesus macaque.
References: PMID: 35057635 / doi: 10.1089/hum.2021.295
Contact Info: Andre Lieber: [email protected]; Steve Roffler: [email protected]; Hans-Peter Kiem: [email protected]; Deborah Fuller: [email protected]
URL: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/hum.2021.295?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=…
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research; Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine; Washington University; NCI/NIH; Bioqual; Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education; Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons; Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, nanoparticle vaccine, cellular and humoral immune responses, primates
Summary of Study: Nonhuman primates vaccinated with two doses of SpFN (a SARS-CoV-2 spike protein ferritin nanoparticle vaccine) were protected against SARS-CoV-2 challenge. SErum isolated from vaccinated animals neutralized several variants of concern, including the delta variant.
References: PMID: 39414540 / doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abi5735
Contact Info: M. Gordon Joyce: [email protected]; Kayvon Modjarrad: [email protected]
URL: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.abi5735
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research; Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine; Washington University; NCI/NIH; Bioqual; Oak Ridge Institute of Science and Education; Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons; Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, nanoparticle vaccine, cellular and humoral immune responses, primates
Summary of Study: Nonhuman primates vaccinated with two doses of SpFN (a SARS-CoV-2 spike protein ferritin nanoparticle vaccine) were protected against SARS-CoV-2 challenge. SErum isolated from vaccinated animals neutralized several variants of concern, including the delta variant.
References: PMID: 39414540 / doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abi5735
Contact Info: M. Gordon Joyce: [email protected]; Kayvon Modjarrad: [email protected]
URL: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.abi5735
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: MIT; Scripps Research Institute; La Jolla Institute for Immunology; Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, MIT, and Harvard University; University of California, San Diego; Yerkes National Primate Research Center; Emory University School of Medicine; MIT
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, saponin/TLR agonist, vaccine adjuvant, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Compared with a panel of tested adjuvants including other saponin-based formulations, saponin/MPLA nanoparticles (SMNP) induced superior antibody and germinal center responses after immunization with a poorly immunogenic HIV antigen in both mice and rhesus macaques, suggesting that SMNP may be a promising adjuvant in the setting of HIV, SARS-CoV-2, and other pathogens.
References: PMID: 34860581 / doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abf1152
Contact Info: Darrell J. Irvine: [email protected]; Shane Crotty: [email protected]
URL: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciimmunol.abf1152?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_…
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: MIT; Scripps Research Institute; La Jolla Institute for Immunology; Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, MIT, and Harvard University; University of California, San Diego; Yerkes National Primate Research Center; Emory University School of Medicine; MIT
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, saponin/TLR agonist, vaccine adjuvant, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Compared with a panel of tested adjuvants including other saponin-based formulations, saponin/MPLA nanoparticles (SMNP) induced superior antibody and germinal center responses after immunization with a poorly immunogenic HIV antigen in both mice and rhesus macaques, suggesting that SMNP may be a promising adjuvant in the setting of HIV, SARS-CoV-2, and other pathogens.
References: PMID: 34860581 / doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abf1152
Contact Info: Darrell J. Irvine: [email protected]; Shane Crotty: [email protected]
URL: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciimmunol.abf1152?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_…
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Biomedical Primate Research Centre; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC); Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC); Erasmus Medical Center; Instituto de Investigacion Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre (imas12); Universidad Complutense School of Medicine, Biofabri
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, vaccine, modified vaccinia virus Ankara vector, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: The MVA-S vaccine is safe and well tolerated in rhesus macaques, being highly immunogenic with the induction of potent levels of binding and neutralizing antibodies against several SARS-CoV-2 VOC, as well as Th1-skewed cell responses.
References: PMID: 35371043 / doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.845887
Contact Info: Petra Mooij: [email protected]; Juan Garcia-Arriaza: [email protected]; Gerrit Koopman: [email protected]; Mariano Esteban: [email protected]
URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.845887/full
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Biomedical Primate Research Centre; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC); Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC); Erasmus Medical Center; Instituto de Investigacion Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre (imas12); Universidad Complutense School of Medicine, Biofabri
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, vaccine, modified vaccinia virus Ankara vector, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: The MVA-S vaccine is safe and well tolerated in rhesus macaques, being highly immunogenic with the induction of potent levels of binding and neutralizing antibodies against several SARS-CoV-2 VOC, as well as Th1-skewed cell responses.
References: PMID: 35371043 / doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.845887
Contact Info: Petra Mooij: [email protected]; Juan Garcia-Arriaza: [email protected]; Gerrit Koopman: [email protected]; Mariano Esteban: [email protected]
URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.845887/full
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC), Rijswijk, Netherlands; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Tracer Center Amsterdam (TCA), Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, PET-CT imaging, lungs, inflammation, primates
Summary of Study: Vaccine candidate involving a valuable radiotracer to visualize SARS-CoV-2-associated pulmonary inflammation
References: PMID: 35660200 PMCID: PMC9148436 DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2022.05.002
Contact Info: Marieke A Stammes: [email protected]
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969805122020509?via%3Dihub=
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC), Rijswijk, Netherlands; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Tracer Center Amsterdam (TCA), Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, PET-CT imaging, lungs, inflammation, primates
Summary of Study: Vaccine candidate involving a valuable radiotracer to visualize SARS-CoV-2-associated pulmonary inflammation
References: PMID: 35660200 PMCID: PMC9148436 DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2022.05.002
Contact Info: Marieke A Stammes: [email protected]
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0969805122020509?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: marmosets
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory; United Kingdom Health and Security Agency
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, aerosolized virus, pathology, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Following COVID-19 exposure, marmosets did not develop clinical signs other than a disruption to the diurnal temperature rhythm. This may be due to an innate immunological response, which included an increase in neutrophils and monocytes and a reduction in T-cells.
References: PMID: 35891560 / doi: 10.3390/v14071580
Contact Info: Rachel Ireland: [email protected]
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/7/1580
NHP Species: marmosets
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory; United Kingdom Health and Security Agency
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, aerosolized virus, pathology, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Following COVID-19 exposure, marmosets did not develop clinical signs other than a disruption to the diurnal temperature rhythm. This may be due to an innate immunological response, which included an increase in neutrophils and monocytes and a reduction in T-cells.
References: PMID: 35891560 / doi: 10.3390/v14071580
Contact Info: Rachel Ireland: [email protected]
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/7/1580
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques, african green monkeys
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: China Biotechnology Co.LTD; Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University; Laboratory Animal Center, Academy of Military Medical Sciences
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, gene sequences, primates
Summary of Study: Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE2) binds to the SARS-CoV2 virus as a receptor, and variation of the ACE2 sequence and binding affinity may account for differences in susceptibility and responses to infection
References: PMID: 36105891 / doi: 10.1016/j.bsheal.2022.09.001
Contact Info: Xiaojun Zhou, Jingjing Zhao, Yefeng Qiu, Rui Jia
URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9461283/
NHP Species: rhesus macaques, african green monkeys
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: China Biotechnology Co.LTD; Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University; Laboratory Animal Center, Academy of Military Medical Sciences
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, gene sequences, primates
Summary of Study: Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE2) binds to the SARS-CoV2 virus as a receptor, and variation of the ACE2 sequence and binding affinity may account for differences in susceptibility and responses to infection
References: PMID: 36105891 / doi: 10.1016/j.bsheal.2022.09.001
Contact Info: Xiaojun Zhou, Jingjing Zhao, Yefeng Qiu, Rui Jia
URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9461283/
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, China; Guanzhou Laboratory, China; University of Science and Technology Hong Kong, numerous others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, spike protein vaccine, immune response, virus variants, mice, primates
Summary of Study: RBMRNA-176 is a vaccine candidate for prevention of COVID-19
References: doi: 10.3390/vaccines10101698
Contact Info: Wei Yang: [email protected]
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/10/1698
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, China; Guanzhou Laboratory, China; University of Science and Technology Hong Kong, numerous others
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, spike protein vaccine, immune response, virus variants, mice, primates
Summary of Study: RBMRNA-176 is a vaccine candidate for prevention of COVID-19
References: doi: 10.3390/vaccines10101698
Contact Info: Wei Yang: [email protected]
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/10/1698
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: [email protected]
URL: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade1860
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: [email protected]
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: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Fudan University; The University of Hong Kong; Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park; Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College; National Institute for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, China; Fulgent Pharma LLC
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, pan-sarbecovirus vaccine, immune response, virus variants, primates
Summary of Study: A pan-sarbecovirus vaccine consisting of human IgG Fc fragment-conjugated RBC of the original SARS-CoV-2 WA1 strain as the immunogen and a novel small-molecule non-nucleotide STING agonist as the adjuvant could be used to prevent infection by the current SARS-CoV-2 variants, including Omicron, and future emerging sarbecoviruses.
References: PMID: 35210607 / doi: 10. 1038/s41422-022-00631-z
Contact Info: Youchun Wang: [email protected]
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41422-022-00631-z
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Fudan University; The University of Hong Kong; Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park; Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College; National Institute for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, China; Fulgent Pharma LLC
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, pan-sarbecovirus vaccine, immune response, virus variants, primates
Summary of Study: A pan-sarbecovirus vaccine consisting of human IgG Fc fragment-conjugated RBC of the original SARS-CoV-2 WA1 strain as the immunogen and a novel small-molecule non-nucleotide STING agonist as the adjuvant could be used to prevent infection by the current SARS-CoV-2 variants, including Omicron, and future emerging sarbecoviruses.
References: PMID: 35210607 / doi: 10. 1038/s41422-022-00631-z
Contact Info: Youchun Wang: [email protected]
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41422-022-00631-z
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: marmosets
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Tsinghua University; Chongqing Medical University; Boston University School of Medicine; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shenzhen Bay Laboratory; Peking University Shenshen Graduate School; Fudan University
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, pathogenesis, neutralization antibodies, primates
Summary of Study: Kappa, Delta, or B.1.618 spike uses human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) with no or slightly increased efficiency, while it gains a significantly increased binding affinity with mouse, marmoset, and koala ACE2 orthologs, which exhibit limited binding with wild-type (WT) spike. Collectively, this study revealed that enhanced human and mouse ASE receptor engagement, increased spike cleavage, and reduced sensitivity to neutralization antibodies of Kapa, Delta and B.1.618 may contribute to the rapid spread of these variants.
References: PMID: 35266815 / doi: 10.1128/mbio.00099-22
Contact Info: Qiang Ding: [email protected]
URL: https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/mbio.00099-22?rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pu…
NHP Species: marmosets
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Tsinghua University; Chongqing Medical University; Boston University School of Medicine; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shenzhen Bay Laboratory; Peking University Shenshen Graduate School; Fudan University
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, pathogenesis, neutralization antibodies, primates
Summary of Study: Kappa, Delta, or B.1.618 spike uses human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) with no or slightly increased efficiency, while it gains a significantly increased binding affinity with mouse, marmoset, and koala ACE2 orthologs, which exhibit limited binding with wild-type (WT) spike. Collectively, this study revealed that enhanced human and mouse ASE receptor engagement, increased spike cleavage, and reduced sensitivity to neutralization antibodies of Kapa, Delta and B.1.618 may contribute to the rapid spread of these variants.
References: PMID: 35266815 / doi: 10.1128/mbio.00099-22
Contact Info: Qiang Ding: [email protected]
URL: https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/mbio.00099-22?rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pu…
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Tulane National Primate Research Center; Tulane School of Medicine
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, monoclonal antibody prophylaxis, virus reproduction, primates
Summary of Study: High viral loads were observed in the intestinal mucosa of a rhesus macaque post challenge with SARS-CoV-2 after prophylactic administration of combination anti-spike antibody therapy. Intrahost evolution of virus was seen, with sequences changing in accordance with enhanced replication capacity, as well as site-specific differences potentially indicating preferential replication.
References: PMID: 35429402 / doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiac134
Contact Info: Chad Roy: [email protected]
URL: https://academic.oup.com/jid/article/226/9/1588/6569365?login=false
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Tulane National Primate Research Center; Tulane School of Medicine
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, monoclonal antibody prophylaxis, virus reproduction, primates
Summary of Study: High viral loads were observed in the intestinal mucosa of a rhesus macaque post challenge with SARS-CoV-2 after prophylactic administration of combination anti-spike antibody therapy. Intrahost evolution of virus was seen, with sequences changing in accordance with enhanced replication capacity, as well as site-specific differences potentially indicating preferential replication.
References: PMID: 35429402 / doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiac134
Contact Info: Chad Roy: [email protected]
URL: https://academic.oup.com/jid/article/226/9/1588/6569365?login=false
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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.855230/full
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: University of Bordeaux; Université Paris-Saclay; Vaccine Research Institute Créteil; Inserm U955 Créteil; Baylor Scott and White Research Institute; Institut Pasteur Paris; CNRS UMR 3569; University of Amsterdam Amsterdam Infection & Immunity Institute Amsterdam; Hôpital Henri-Mondor Albert-Chenevier; CHU Bordeaux
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, mathematical modelling, vaccine, viral dynamics, primates
Summary of Study: A model-based approach can identify mechanistic correlates of protection that vaccines provide against infection, such that inhibition of the receptor-binding domain to ACE2 represents a strong mechanism of protection.
References: PMID: 35801637 / doi: 10.7554/eLife.75427
Contact Info: Rodolphe Thiébaut: [email protected]
URL: https://elifesciences.org/articles/75427
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: University of Bordeaux; Université Paris-Saclay; Vaccine Research Institute Créteil; Inserm U955 Créteil; Baylor Scott and White Research Institute; Institut Pasteur Paris; CNRS UMR 3569; University of Amsterdam Amsterdam Infection & Immunity Institute Amsterdam; Hôpital Henri-Mondor Albert-Chenevier; CHU Bordeaux
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, mathematical modelling, vaccine, viral dynamics, primates
Summary of Study: A model-based approach can identify mechanistic correlates of protection that vaccines provide against infection, such that inhibition of the receptor-binding domain to ACE2 represents a strong mechanism of protection.
References: PMID: 35801637 / doi: 10.7554/eLife.75427
Contact Info: Rodolphe Thiébaut: [email protected]
URL: https://elifesciences.org/articles/75427
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing; Chinese Academy of Medicine Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; Guangzhou Laboratory; Kunming National High-level Biosafety Primate Research Center
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, virus variants, virulence, pathogenesis, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Pathogenic differences of ancestral SARS-CoV-2 strain and a beta variant found the variant resulted in more severe lung injury and an elevated level of inflammatory cytokines, but a lower transmission ability.
References: PMID: 36069561 / doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02263-22
Contact Info: Junzhi Wang: [email protected]; Miao Xu: [email protected]
URL: https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/spectrum.02263-22?rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%2…
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing; Chinese Academy of Medicine Sciences & Peking Union Medical College; Guangzhou Laboratory; Kunming National High-level Biosafety Primate Research Center
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, virus variants, virulence, pathogenesis, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Pathogenic differences of ancestral SARS-CoV-2 strain and a beta variant found the variant resulted in more severe lung injury and an elevated level of inflammatory cytokines, but a lower transmission ability.
References: PMID: 36069561 / doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02263-22
Contact Info: Junzhi Wang: [email protected]; Miao Xu: [email protected]
URL: https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/spectrum.02263-22?rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%2…
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Infectious Diseases Research unit, Kanagawa, Japan, numerous others.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, therapeutic neutralizing antibodies, virus variants, immune response, hamsters, primates
Summary of Study: Potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies with therapeutic effects
References: doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105596
Contact Info: Masaru Takeshita: [email protected]
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222018685?via%3Dihub=
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Infectious Diseases Research unit, Kanagawa, Japan, numerous others.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, therapeutic neutralizing antibodies, virus variants, immune response, hamsters, primates
Summary of Study: Potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies with therapeutic effects
References: doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105596
Contact Info: Masaru Takeshita: [email protected]
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004222018685?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques, african green monkeys
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Biomedical Primate Research Centre/The Netherlands; NIAID; University Paris-Saclay, Inserm; Tulane National Primate Research Center; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research; Texas Biomedical Research Institute; Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, advanced medical imaging, pathogenesis, primates
Summary of Study: The reviewers argue that advanced imaging tools add unique insight into poorly understood relationships of SARS-CV-2 exposure, infection, the host response, and disease presentation in the lungs.
References: PMID: 34955425 / doi: 10.1016/j.molmed.2021.12.001
Contact Info: Marieke Stammes: [email protected]
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1471491421003166?via%3Dihub=
NHP Species: rhesus macaques, african green monkeys
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Biomedical Primate Research Centre/The Netherlands; NIAID; University Paris-Saclay, Inserm; Tulane National Primate Research Center; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research; Texas Biomedical Research Institute; Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, advanced medical imaging, pathogenesis, primates
Summary of Study: The reviewers argue that advanced imaging tools add unique insight into poorly understood relationships of SARS-CV-2 exposure, infection, the host response, and disease presentation in the lungs.
References: PMID: 34955425 / doi: 10.1016/j.molmed.2021.12.001
Contact Info: Marieke Stammes: [email protected]
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1471491421003166?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Zhongshan School of Medicine; Qianyang Biomedical Research Institute; Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, bivalent vaccine, D614G/B.1.351, vaccine dosage, mice, primates
Summary of Study: With a prime-boost or single-dose strategy a bivalent D614G/B.1.351 RBD nanoparticle vaccine elicited robust nAbs and full protection against infection with the authentic D614 or B.1.351 strains in human ACE2 transgene mice. Furthermore, 8 months after inoculation with the D614G-specific vaccine, a new boost with this bivalent vaccine potently elicited cross-nAbs for SARS-CoV-2 variants in rhesus macaques.
References: PMID: 34990583 / doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.110256
Contact Info: Yiwen Zhang: [email protected]; Hui Zhang: [email protected]
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221112472101768X?via%3Dihub=
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Zhongshan School of Medicine; Qianyang Biomedical Research Institute; Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, bivalent vaccine, D614G/B.1.351, vaccine dosage, mice, primates
Summary of Study: With a prime-boost or single-dose strategy a bivalent D614G/B.1.351 RBD nanoparticle vaccine elicited robust nAbs and full protection against infection with the authentic D614 or B.1.351 strains in human ACE2 transgene mice. Furthermore, 8 months after inoculation with the D614G-specific vaccine, a new boost with this bivalent vaccine potently elicited cross-nAbs for SARS-CoV-2 variants in rhesus macaques.
References: PMID: 34990583 / doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.110256
Contact Info: Yiwen Zhang: [email protected]; Hui Zhang: [email protected]
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221112472101768X?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Institute de Biologie Structurale; Universite Paris-Saclay, Inserm, CEA; Amsterdam University Medical Centers; Institute Pasteur, Universite de Paris; Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, vaccine candidate, synthetic spike (S) glycoprotein-coated lipid vesicles, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Immunization of cynomolgus macaques with S coated onto lipid vesicles (S-LVs) induces high antibody titers with potent neutralizing activity against the vaccine strain, Alpha, Beta, and Gamma variants as well as T helper (Th)1 CD4+-biased T cell responses.
References: PMID: 35233549 / doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100528
Contact Info: Winfried Weissenhorn: [email protected]; Roger Le Grand: [email protected]
URL: https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-medicine/fulltext/S2666-3791(22)00028-3?_retu…
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Institute de Biologie Structurale; Universite Paris-Saclay, Inserm, CEA; Amsterdam University Medical Centers; Institute Pasteur, Universite de Paris; Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, vaccine candidate, synthetic spike (S) glycoprotein-coated lipid vesicles, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Immunization of cynomolgus macaques with S coated onto lipid vesicles (S-LVs) induces high antibody titers with potent neutralizing activity against the vaccine strain, Alpha, Beta, and Gamma variants as well as T helper (Th)1 CD4+-biased T cell responses.
References: PMID: 35233549 / doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100528
Contact Info: Winfried Weissenhorn: [email protected]; Roger Le Grand: [email protected]
URL: https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-medicine/fulltext/S2666-3791(22)00028-3?_retu…
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Chinese Academy of Sciences; China National Center for Bioinformation; Capital Medical University; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College; Huazhong University of Science & Technology
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, transcriptomic profiling, virus replication, primates
Summary of Study: This study provides the transcriptome profiling of various tissues from the living primate host post SARS-CoV-2 infection. It illustrates that wide-spread transcriptomic changes involving diverse functions exist in multi-organs; an elevated immune response in cerebral cortex was the prominent feature at the early stage of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
References: PMID: 35377064 / doi: 10.1007/s13238-022-00915-5
Contact Info: Ying Yang: [email protected]; Yun-Gui Yang: [email protected]; Chuan Qin: [email protected]; Wei-Min Tong: [email protected]
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13238-022-00915-5
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Chinese Academy of Sciences; China National Center for Bioinformation; Capital Medical University; Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College; Huazhong University of Science & Technology
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, transcriptomic profiling, virus replication, primates
Summary of Study: This study provides the transcriptome profiling of various tissues from the living primate host post SARS-CoV-2 infection. It illustrates that wide-spread transcriptomic changes involving diverse functions exist in multi-organs; an elevated immune response in cerebral cortex was the prominent feature at the early stage of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
References: PMID: 35377064 / doi: 10.1007/s13238-022-00915-5
Contact Info: Ying Yang: [email protected]; Yun-Gui Yang: [email protected]; Chuan Qin: [email protected]; Wei-Min Tong: [email protected]
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13238-022-00915-5
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Sanofi R&D; Universite de Strasbourg; Equipe 3Bio
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, mRNA vaccine, lipid nanoparticles, stability, mice, primates
Summary of Study: The thermostability of mRNA/LNP is improved by a novel imidazole modified lipid, DOG-IM4, in combination with standard helper lipids.
References: PMID: 35576809 / doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121570
Contact Info: Jean Haensler: [email protected];
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142961222002101?via%3Dihub=
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Sanofi R&D; Universite de Strasbourg; Equipe 3Bio
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, mRNA vaccine, lipid nanoparticles, stability, mice, primates
Summary of Study: The thermostability of mRNA/LNP is improved by a novel imidazole modified lipid, DOG-IM4, in combination with standard helper lipids.
References: PMID: 35576809 / doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2022.121570
Contact Info: Jean Haensler: [email protected];
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0142961222002101?via%3Dihub=
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, CIGB, Ave. 31 E/158 y 190, Havana 10600, Cuba
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, chimeric antigen vaccine, immune response, mice, primates
Summary of Study: Fusion of SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain with the extracellular domain of human CD154 is a promising vaccine candidate
References: PMID: 35746505 PMCID: PMC9228316 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10060897
Contact Info: Yamila Carpio and Mario Pablo Estrada: [email protected]; [email protected]
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/6/897
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, CIGB, Ave. 31 E/158 y 190, Havana 10600, Cuba
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, chimeric antigen vaccine, immune response, mice, primates
Summary of Study: Fusion of SARS-CoV-2 receptor binding domain with the extracellular domain of human CD154 is a promising vaccine candidate
References: PMID: 35746505 PMCID: PMC9228316 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines10060897
Contact Info: Yamila Carpio and Mario Pablo Estrada: [email protected]; [email protected]
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/6/897
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: marmosets
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Meissa Vaccines Inc; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; BIOQUAL Inc; Butler University; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; University of Texas Medical Branch
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, attenuated recombinant vaccine, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: A live, attenuated, recombinant human respiratory virus that expresses a chimeric SARS-CoV-2 spike protected against challenge and induced immunoglobulin and neutralizing antibodies.
References: PMID: 35906244 / doi: 10.1038/s41541-022-00509-6
Contact Info: Mariana F. Tioni: [email protected]
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41541-022-00509-6
NHP Species: marmosets
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Meissa Vaccines Inc; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; BIOQUAL Inc; Butler University; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; University of Texas Medical Branch
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, attenuated recombinant vaccine, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: A live, attenuated, recombinant human respiratory virus that expresses a chimeric SARS-CoV-2 spike protected against challenge and induced immunoglobulin and neutralizing antibodies.
References: PMID: 35906244 / doi: 10.1038/s41541-022-00509-6
Contact Info: Mariana F. Tioni: [email protected]
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41541-022-00509-6
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pakistan
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, iodine complexes, treatment, primates
Summary of Study: Iodine complexes have antiviral activity and help to clear coronavirus from monkeys, and Renessans with iodine complexes and ascorbic acid may provide an additive option for treatment.
References: PMID: 36143459; doi: 10.3390/life12091424
Contact Info: Tahir Yaqub: [email protected]
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/9/1424
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pakistan
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, iodine complexes, treatment, primates
Summary of Study: Iodine complexes have antiviral activity and help to clear coronavirus from monkeys, and Renessans with iodine complexes and ascorbic acid may provide an additive option for treatment.
References: PMID: 36143459; doi: 10.3390/life12091424
Contact Info: Tahir Yaqub: [email protected]
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/9/1424
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease; Guangzhou Laboratory & Bioland Laboratory; Gangzhou nBiomed
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, Ad5-vectored vaccine, SIV, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Booster vaccination is required to elicit and maintain COVID-19 vaccine-induced immunity in SIV-infected macaques
References: doi: 10.1080/22221751.2022.2136538
Contact Info: Ling Chen: [email protected]
URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/22221751.2022.2136538
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease; Guangzhou Laboratory & Bioland Laboratory; Gangzhou nBiomed
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, Ad5-vectored vaccine, SIV, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Booster vaccination is required to elicit and maintain COVID-19 vaccine-induced immunity in SIV-infected macaques
References: doi: 10.1080/22221751.2022.2136538
Contact Info: Ling Chen: [email protected]
URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/22221751.2022.2136538
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
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:
NPRC/Institute: Southwest National Primate Research Center, Texas Biomedical Research Institute; Washington University; Tulane National Primate Research Center
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, longitudinal scRNAseq, bronchoalveolar lavage, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Results unequivocally show that in protected, immunocompetent hosts, SARS-CoV-2 infection is characterized by an acute inflammatory response leading to a myeloid cell influx into the lung compartment. Induction of a robust IFN response in macrophages strongly correlates with viremia and subsequent clearance of SARS-CoV-2 from the airways of macaques.
References: PMID: 35115549 / doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-28315-7
Contact Info: Maxim Artyomov: [email protected]
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28315-7
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Southwest National Primate Research Center, Texas Biomedical Research Institute; Washington University; Tulane National Primate Research Center
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, longitudinal scRNAseq, bronchoalveolar lavage, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: Results unequivocally show that in protected, immunocompetent hosts, SARS-CoV-2 infection is characterized by an acute inflammatory response leading to a myeloid cell influx into the lung compartment. Induction of a robust IFN response in macrophages strongly correlates with viremia and subsequent clearance of SARS-CoV-2 from the airways of macaques.
References: PMID: 35115549 / doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-28315-7
Contact Info: Maxim Artyomov: [email protected]
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28315-7
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Sun Yat-sen University; Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences; Qianyang Biomedical Research Institute; Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, Receptor Binding Domain (RBD)-Conjugated Nanoparticle Vaccine, virus variants, hACE2 mice, primates
Summary of Study: RBD-based monovalent or multivalent nanoparticle vaccines provide a promising second-generation vaccine strategy for SARS-CoV-2 variants.
References: PMID: 35142444 / doi: 10.1002/advs.202105378
Contact Info: Ting Pan: [email protected]; Hui Zhang: [email protected]
URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9008796/
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Sun Yat-sen University; Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences; Qianyang Biomedical Research Institute; Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, Receptor Binding Domain (RBD)-Conjugated Nanoparticle Vaccine, virus variants, hACE2 mice, primates
Summary of Study: RBD-based monovalent or multivalent nanoparticle vaccines provide a promising second-generation vaccine strategy for SARS-CoV-2 variants.
References: PMID: 35142444 / doi: 10.1002/advs.202105378
Contact Info: Ting Pan: [email protected]; Hui Zhang: [email protected]
URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9008796/
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Universite Paris-Saclay, Inserm, CEA; University of Amsterdam; Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center; Harvard Medical School; The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT; Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, computed X-ray tomography and [18F]-FDG positron emission tomography, pathology, primates
Summary of Study: CT, combined with [18F]-FDG PET imaging, to study SARS-CoV-2 infected NHPs, can produce strong and transposable readouts to monitor COVID-19 disease as well as the efficacy of future treatments and vaccine candidates.
References: PMID: 35313622 / doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104101
Contact Info: Thibaut Naninck: [email protected]
URL: https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(22)00371-6?_returnURL=https%3…
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Universite Paris-Saclay, Inserm, CEA; University of Amsterdam; Grousbeck Gene Therapy Center; Harvard Medical School; The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT; Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, computed X-ray tomography and [18F]-FDG positron emission tomography, pathology, primates
Summary of Study: CT, combined with [18F]-FDG PET imaging, to study SARS-CoV-2 infected NHPs, can produce strong and transposable readouts to monitor COVID-19 disease as well as the efficacy of future treatments and vaccine candidates.
References: PMID: 35313622 / doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104101
Contact Info: Thibaut Naninck: [email protected]
URL: https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(22)00371-6?_returnURL=https%3…
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, pre-existing HIV infection, gene expression, metabolomics, primates
Summary of Study: SIV infection resulted in sustained or increased ACE2 expression in an inflamed and immune-impaired gut mucosal microenvironment.
References: PMID: 35495669 / doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.879152
Contact Info: Satya Dandekar: [email protected]
URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.879152/full
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, pre-existing HIV infection, gene expression, metabolomics, primates
Summary of Study: SIV infection resulted in sustained or increased ACE2 expression in an inflamed and immune-impaired gut mucosal microenvironment.
References: PMID: 35495669 / doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.879152
Contact Info: Satya Dandekar: [email protected]
URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.879152/full
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Cellid Co., Ltd; National Primate Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology; International Vaccine Institute; Seoul National University
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, adenovirus, AdCLD-CoV19 vaccine, immune response, virus variants, primates
Summary of Study: AdCLD-CoV19 can prevent SARS-CoV-2 with a single vaccination, and the new vaccine administration strategy that responds to various variants can maintain the efficacy of the vaccine.
References: PMID: 35632468 / doi: 10.3390/vaccines10050712
Contact Info: Chang-Yuil Kang: [email protected]
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/5/712
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: Cellid Co., Ltd; National Primate Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology; International Vaccine Institute; Seoul National University
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, adenovirus, AdCLD-CoV19 vaccine, immune response, virus variants, primates
Summary of Study: AdCLD-CoV19 can prevent SARS-CoV-2 with a single vaccination, and the new vaccine administration strategy that responds to various variants can maintain the efficacy of the vaccine.
References: PMID: 35632468 / doi: 10.3390/vaccines10050712
Contact Info: Chang-Yuil Kang: [email protected]
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/5/712
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: multiple species
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: National Rodent Laboratory Animal Resources Center; School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; Northwest University; National Institutes for Food and Drug Control
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, review, preclinical models, several animal species, primates
Summary of Study: Current animal models for COVID-19 have limitations, and novel models must be developed to truly evaluate the virulence of variants and comorbidities. Proposed model improvements include the use of transgenes or knock-ins to create multiple gene combinations, or reselecting receptor genes.
References: PMID: 35798699 / doi: 10.1038/s41392-022-01087-8
Contact Info: Youchun Wang: [email protected]
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41392-022-01087-8
NHP Species: multiple species
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: National Rodent Laboratory Animal Resources Center; School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center; Northwest University; National Institutes for Food and Drug Control
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, review, preclinical models, several animal species, primates
Summary of Study: Current animal models for COVID-19 have limitations, and novel models must be developed to truly evaluate the virulence of variants and comorbidities. Proposed model improvements include the use of transgenes or knock-ins to create multiple gene combinations, or reselecting receptor genes.
References: PMID: 35798699 / doi: 10.1038/s41392-022-01087-8
Contact Info: Youchun Wang: [email protected]
URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41392-022-01087-8
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques, african green monkeys
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: University of Saskatchewan; Dalhousie University; University of Pittsburgh
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, review, post-acute sequelae, pathology, immune response, several animal species, primates
Summary of Study: Analysis of work done in different animal models in order to understand the mechanisms of Long COVID that could help identify treatments.
References: PMID: 36070309 / doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010741
Contact Info: Alyson A. Kelvin: [email protected]
URL: https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1010741
NHP Species: rhesus macaques, african green monkeys
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: University of Saskatchewan; Dalhousie University; University of Pittsburgh
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, review, post-acute sequelae, pathology, immune response, several animal species, primates
Summary of Study: Analysis of work done in different animal models in order to understand the mechanisms of Long COVID that could help identify treatments.
References: PMID: 36070309 / doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1010741
Contact Info: Alyson A. Kelvin: [email protected]
URL: https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1010741
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: University of Oxford, UK; Ifakara Health Institute, Bagamoyo, Tanzania
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, review, long-lived plasma cells, lymph node germinal centers, humans, primates
Summary of Study: Human lymphoid tissue sampling for vaccinology
References: doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1045529
Contact Info: Carolyn M. Nielsen: [email protected]
URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.1045529/full
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: University of Oxford, UK; Ifakara Health Institute, Bagamoyo, Tanzania
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, review, long-lived plasma cells, lymph node germinal centers, humans, primates
Summary of Study: Human lymphoid tissue sampling for vaccinology
References: doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1045529
Contact Info: Carolyn M. Nielsen: [email protected]
URL: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.1045529/full
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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
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:
NPRC/Institute: Tulane University School of Medicine; Nanchang University; Tulane National Primate Research Center
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, CRISPR-RT–PCR assay, longitudinal analysis, mucosal, plasma, and breath samples, primates
Summary of Study: CRISPR-FDS may provide a means to evaluate systemic viral/viral RNA burden not detectable by RT-qPCR to improve diagnosis and better predict outcomes for SARS-CoV-2 infections.
References: PMID: 35108153 / doi: 10.1080/22221751.2038020
Contact Info: Tony Hu: tonyhu2tulane.edu
URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/22221751.2022.2038020
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Tulane University School of Medicine; Nanchang University; Tulane National Primate Research Center
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, CRISPR-RT–PCR assay, longitudinal analysis, mucosal, plasma, and breath samples, primates
Summary of Study: CRISPR-FDS may provide a means to evaluate systemic viral/viral RNA burden not detectable by RT-qPCR to improve diagnosis and better predict outcomes for SARS-CoV-2 infections.
References: PMID: 35108153 / doi: 10.1080/22221751.2038020
Contact Info: Tony Hu: tonyhu2tulane.edu
URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/22221751.2022.2038020
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: NIAID; University of California, Irvine
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, Vesicular Stomatitis Virus-Based Vaccine, route of administration, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: The VSV-SARS2-EBOV vaccine presents a vaccine with a high potential as a boosting option after the already-approved mRNA-based vaccine, because VSV-SARS2-EBOV elicits primarily a humoral response, in contrast to the predominantly T cell-driven immune response after mRNA vaccination.
References: PMID: 35012339 / doi: 10.1128/mbio.03379-21
Contact Info: Andrea Marzi: [email protected]
URL: https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/mbio.03379-21?rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pu…
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: NIAID; University of California, Irvine
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, Vesicular Stomatitis Virus-Based Vaccine, route of administration, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: The VSV-SARS2-EBOV vaccine presents a vaccine with a high potential as a boosting option after the already-approved mRNA-based vaccine, because VSV-SARS2-EBOV elicits primarily a humoral response, in contrast to the predominantly T cell-driven immune response after mRNA vaccination.
References: PMID: 35012339 / doi: 10.1128/mbio.03379-21
Contact Info: Andrea Marzi: [email protected]
URL: https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/mbio.03379-21?rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pu…
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo; Kumamoto University; ID Pharma Co., Ltd.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, intranasal vaccine, non-S antigens, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: CD8+ T cell induction by intranasal vaccination with a vaccine expressing viral non-S antigens can result in NAb-independent control of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
References: PMID: 35233545 / doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100520
Contact Info: Tetsuro Matano: [email protected]
URL: https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-medicine/fulltext/S2666-3791(22)00020-9?_retu…
NHP Species:
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review: vaccine
NPRC/Institute: National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo; Kumamoto University; ID Pharma Co., Ltd.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, intranasal vaccine, non-S antigens, immune response, primates
Summary of Study: CD8+ T cell induction by intranasal vaccination with a vaccine expressing viral non-S antigens can result in NAb-independent control of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
References: PMID: 35233545 / doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100520
Contact Info: Tetsuro Matano: [email protected]
URL: https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-medicine/fulltext/S2666-3791(22)00020-9?_retu…
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: african green monkeys
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, transcriptomic profiling, lung endothelial cells, primates
Summary of Study: The specific genes that distinguished immuneEC and devEC populations in the NHP lungs after SARS-CoV-2 infection were different from the endotoxemic mouse lung. This may reflect either species differences or different injury-specific responses (bacterial endotoxin vs. SARS-CoV-2).
References: PMID: 35511435 / doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.158079
Contact Info: Lianghui Zhang: [email protected]; Jalees Rehman: [email protected]
URL: https://insight.jci.org/articles/view/158079
NHP Species: african green monkeys
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, transcriptomic profiling, lung endothelial cells, primates
Summary of Study: The specific genes that distinguished immuneEC and devEC populations in the NHP lungs after SARS-CoV-2 infection were different from the endotoxemic mouse lung. This may reflect either species differences or different injury-specific responses (bacterial endotoxin vs. SARS-CoV-2).
References: PMID: 35511435 / doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.158079
Contact Info: Lianghui Zhang: [email protected]; Jalees Rehman: [email protected]
URL: https://insight.jci.org/articles/view/158079
Coronavirus Investigated: SARS-CoV-2
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Department of Medicine, University of Washington
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, remdesivir, math modeling, antiviral potency, nasal passages, lungs, primates
Summary of Study: In rhesus macaques, the nonlinear forces governing SARS-CoV-2 viral load trajectories in the lung and nasal passages differ substantially in the presence of a partially effective antiviral therapy. To the extent that the rhesus macaque model approximates human infection, nasal viral load remains a promising surrogate endpoint marker but perhaps only in the context of a highly potent antiviral therapy.
References: PMID: 35634576 / doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104448
Contact Info: Joshua Schiffer: [email protected]
URL: https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(22)00719-2?_returnURL=https%3…
NHP Species: rhesus macaques
Year Published: 2022
Study Type/Review:
NPRC/Institute: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Department of Medicine, University of Washington
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, remdesivir, math modeling, antiviral potency, nasal passages, lungs, primates
Summary of Study: In rhesus macaques, the nonlinear forces governing SARS-CoV-2 viral load trajectories in the lung and nasal passages differ substantially in the presence of a partially effective antiviral therapy. To the extent that the rhesus macaque model approximates human infection, nasal viral load remains a promising surrogate endpoint marker but perhaps only in the context of a highly potent antiviral therapy.
References: PMID: 35634576 / doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104448
Contact Info: Joshua Schiffer: [email protected]
URL: https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(22)00719-2?_returnURL=https%3…