Title:In-vitro and In-vivo Experimental Models for MERS-CoV, SARSCoV,
and SARS-CoV-2 Viral Infection: A Compendious Review
Volume: 16
Issue: 2
Author(s): Sonia Singh*, Aman Kumar and Himanshu Sharma
Affiliation:
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Research, GLA University, 17 km Stone, NH-2, Mathura-Delhi Road, Mathura,
Chaumuhan, Uttar Pradesh-281406, India
Keywords:
COVID-19, countermeasures, coronavirus, MERS, organoids, SARS, translational.
Abstract: SARS-CoV-2 belongs to the Coronaviridae family of coronaviruses. This
novel virus has predominantly affected a vast world population and was declared a pandemic
outbreak. The clinical and scientific communities strive to develop and validate potential
treatments and therapeutic measures. The comparative study of existing synthetic
drugs, evaluation of safety aspects, and the devel opment of novel vaccines can be efficiently
achieved by using suitable animal models of primary infection and validating translational
findings in human cell lines and tissues. The current paper explores varied animal
and cell/tissue models employed and recapitulate various critical issues of ailment manifestation
in humans to develop and evaluate novel therapeutic countermeasures and even include
some novel patent developed in this regard.