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Pulmonary Cell NewsUsing ex vivo cell models, investigators analyzed SARS-Cov2 interactions with kidney tubular cells and assessed direct tubular injury. These models comprised primary human kidney epithelial cells and more quiescent three-dimensional kidney spheroids.
[Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology]
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Omer, D., Pleniceanu, O., Gnatek, Y., Namestnikov, M., Cohen-Zontag, O., Goldberg, S., Friedman, Y. E., Friedman, N., Mandelboim, M., Vitner, E., Achdout, H., Avraham, R., Zahavy, E., Israely, T., Mayan, H., & Dekel, B. (2021). Human Kidney Spheroids and Monolayers Provide Insights into SARS-CoV-2 Renal Interactions. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. https://doi.org/10.1681/ASN.2020111546 Cite
