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Inflammation and Hypoxia May Underlie Neuronal Death in Brain of SARS‐CoV‐2 Infected Non‐Human Primates

The FASEB journal, 2022-05, Vol.36 (S1) [Peer Reviewed Journal]

FASEB ;ISSN: 0892-6638 ;EISSN: 1530-6860 ;DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.S1.R5173

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  • Title:
    Inflammation and Hypoxia May Underlie Neuronal Death in Brain of SARS‐CoV‐2 Infected Non‐Human Primates
  • Author: Mayer, Meredith ; Rutkai, Ibolya ; Hellmers, Linh ; Ning, Bo ; Huang, Zhen ; Monjure, Christopher ; Maness, Nicholas J. ; Russell‐Lodrigue, Kasi ; Hu, Tony Y. ; Roy, Chad ; Blair, Robert ; Bohm, Rudolf ; Doyle‐Meyers, Lara ; Rappaport, Jay ; Fischer, Tracy
  • Subjects: Pathology
  • Is Part Of: The FASEB journal, 2022-05, Vol.36 (S1)
  • Description: Abstract only Neuropathological complications are frequently observed in SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and brain autopsies from human subjects who died from COVID‐19 have revealed significant pathology, including wide‐spread neuroinflammation, hypoxic‐ischemic injury, and microhemorrhages. To begin to understand the neuropathogenesis of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, we investigated brain from infected non‐human primates (NHP)s for pathological changes consistent with that seen among humans. Eight aged NHPs were inoculated with the 2019‐nCoV/USA‐WA1/2020 strain of SARS‐CoV‐2 via a multi‐route mucosal or aerosol challenge. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining was done on seven brain regions to elucidate general pathology, microhemorrhages, platelet derived thrombi, neuronal apoptosis, microglia and astrocyte morphology, hypoxia, and virus present. Similar to humans, pathology was variable but included wide‐spread neuroinflammation, nodular lesions, neuronal degeneration, and microhemorrhages. Neuronal degeneration was most often seen in the cerebellum and brainstem of infected animals. Neuronal death was confirmed through FluorJade C and cleaved (active) caspase 3 IHC, which showed foci of positivity, particularly among Purkinje cells of the cerebellum. Importantly, this was seen among infected animals that did not develop severe respiratory disease. Hypoxia inducible factor‐1α (HIF‐1α) was observed at a higher intensity around the vasculature within deep brain regions of the infected animals. Microhemorrhages were prevalent among all animals but were less frequently associated with platelet derived thrombi in the infected animals, as compared to mock‐infected controls. Sparse virus was detected in brain endothelial cells but did not associate with the severity of CNS injury. Increased HIF‐1α suggests that brain hypoxia may promote neuronal degeneration within infected brain. Wide‐spread neuroinflammation may also contribute to neuronal injury/death and neurological manifestations seen in the context of infection.
  • Publisher: The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0892-6638
    EISSN: 1530-6860
    DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.S1.R5173
  • Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection
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