Figure 2.

SCN9A gene expression in the olfactory epithelium of hamsters and humans infected with SARS-CoV-2. A) UMAP plots of SCN9A gene expression in different cell types of olfactory epithelium in mock and SARS-CoV-2 infected hamsters at 1, 3, 10 dpi. B) IHC slides of Na_V1.7 expression in mock and infected hamster’s olfactory epithelium C) Violin plots of SCN9A gene expression in olfactory epithelium bulk tissues in mock and SARS-CoV-2 infected hamsters at 1, 3, 10 dpi. D) SCN9A gene expression in human OE tissues in control and SARS-CoV-2 infected cadavers. E) IHC slides of Na_V1.7 expression in control and infected human olfactory epithelium