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- Title
Histopathology and localization of SARS-CoV-2 and its host cell entry receptor ACE2 in tissues from naturally infected US-farmed mink (Neovison vison).
- Authors
Ritter, Jana M.; Wilson, Tais M.; Gary, Joy M.; Seixas, Josilene N.; Martines, Roosecelis B.; Bhatnagar, Julu; Bollweg, Brigid C.; Lee, Elizabeth; Estetter, Lindsey; Silva-Flannery, Luciana; Bullock, Hannah A.; Towner, Jonathan S.; Cossaboom, Caitlin M.; Wendling, Natalie M.; Amman, Brian R.; Harvey, Robert R.; Taylor, Dean; Rettler, Hannah; Barton Behravesh, Casey; Zaki, Sherif R.
- Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes respiratory disease in mink similar to human COVID-19. We characterized the pathological findings in 72 mink from US farms with SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks, localized SARS-CoV-2 and its host cellular receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in mink respiratory tissues, and evaluated the utility of various test methods and specimens for SARS-CoV-2 detection in necropsy tissues. Of SARS-CoV-2-positive animals found dead, 74% had bronchiolitis and diffuse alveolar damage (DAD). Of euthanized SARS-CoV-2-positive animals, 72% had only mild interstitial pneumonia or minimal nonspecific lung changes (congestion, edema, macrophages); similar findings were seen in SARS-CoV-2-negative animals. Suppurative rhinitis, lymphocytic perivascular inflammation in the lungs, and lymphocytic infiltrates in other tissues were common in both SARS-CoV-2-positive and SARS-CoV-2-negative animals. In formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) upper respiratory tract (URT) specimens, conventional reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (cRT-PCR) was more sensitive than in situ hybridization (ISH) or immunohistochemistry (IHC) for detection of SARS-CoV-2. FFPE lung specimens yielded less detection of virus than FFPE URT specimens by all test methods. By IHC and ISH, virus localized extensively to epithelial cells in the nasal turbinates, and prominently within intact epithelium; olfactory mucosa was mostly spared. The SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 was extensively detected by IHC within turbinate epithelium, with decreased detection in lower respiratory tract epithelium and alveolar macrophages. This study expands on the knowledge of the pathology and pathogenesis of natural SARS-CoV-2 infection in mink and supports their further investigation as a potential animal model of SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans.
- Subjects
SARS-CoV-2; LUNGS; CELL receptors; IN situ hybridization; AMERICAN mink; NASAL mucosa; ANGIOTENSIN converting enzyme
- Publication
Veterinary Pathology, 2022, Vol 59, Issue 4, p681
- ISSN
0300-9858
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/03009858221079665