M. A. Ciorba

This study investigates the infection of human colon epithelial cells by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 variant, finding it infects similarly or less effectively than the ancestral strain and Delta variant.

This study investigates whether mesalamine affects SARS-CoV-2 infection and disease severity in mice and human intestinal cells, finding no change in viral levels but reduced ACE2 expression.

This study shows that LRRC26-associated BK channels in goblet cells protect mice from colitis by regulating potassium flux and MUC2 secretion.

This study shows SARS-CoV-2 infects human intestinal enterocytes via TMPRSS2 and TMPRSS4, but viral particles in stool are inactivated, suggesting limited fecal-oral transmission.