Oral SARS-CoV-2 inoculation leads to distinct viral distribution compared to nasal inoculation in a Syrian hamster model
Different upper respiratory entry routes produced distinct pathological patterns. While nasal infection is well recognized, our findings indicate that salivary gland infection via SI may suggest an alternative pathway for systemic viral dissemination.
Authors
- Nao Gojo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4241-0676)
- Shintaro Shichinohe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8783-2103)
- Yu Usami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4816-2132)
- Satoru Toyosawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0338-0251)
- Katsutoshi Hirose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4148-1106)
- Takayoshi Sakai
- Chikako Ono
- Tsuyoshi Inoue
Institutions
- The University of Osaka (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Oral Biosciences
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.job.2026.100746
- Primary Topic
- Dental Research and COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00