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Relationship: 2287
Title
N/A, Neurodegeneration leads to Encephalitis
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Downstream event
Key Event Relationship Overview
AOPs Referencing Relationship
AOP Name | Adjacency | Weight of Evidence | Quantitative Understanding | Point of Contact | Author Status | OECD Status |
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Binding of Sars-CoV-2 spike protein to ACE 2 receptors expressed on brain cells (neuronal and non-neuronal) leads to neuroinflammation resulting in encephalitis | adjacent | Low | Low | Anna Price (send email) | Under development: Not open for comment. Do not cite | Under Development |
Various neuronal effects induced by elavl3, sox10, and mbp | adjacent | Moderate | Moderate | Donggon Yoo (send email) | Under development: Not open for comment. Do not cite |
Taxonomic Applicability
Term | Scientific Term | Evidence | Link |
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human | Homo sapiens | High | NCBI |
Sex Applicability
Sex | Evidence |
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Mixed | Moderate |
Life Stage Applicability
Term | Evidence |
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Adults | Moderate |
Key Event Relationship Description
Intracerebral inoculation with CoV-OC43 in susceptible mice was found to cause acute encephalitis, with neuronal cell death by necrosis and apoptosis (de Assis et al. 2020; Jacomy H, et al. 2006).
Evidence Collection Strategy
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Domain of Applicability
References
de Assis et al. Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infections: Possible Mechanisms of Neurological Implications-A Systematic Review. Front Neurol. 2020 Aug 21;11:864.
Jacomy H, et al. Human coronavirus OC43 infection induces chronic encephalitis leading to disabilities in BALB/C mice. Virology. (2006) 349:335–46.