Replication of SARS-CoV-2 in adipose tissue determines organ and systemic lipid metabolism in hamsters and humans.

Zickler, Martin; Stanelle-Bertram, Stephanie; Ehret, Sandra; Heinrich, Fabian; Lange, Philine; Schaumburg, Berfin; Kouassi, Nancy Mounogou; Beck, Sebastian et al. · Cell Metab · 2022

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Zickler et al. describe SARS-CoV-2 RNA in post-mortem samples of human adipose tissue. In the hamster model, SARS-CoV-2 propagation in adipose tissue leads to specific changes in lipid metabolism, which are reflected in lipidome patterns of hamster and human plasma.

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