Fig. 4.
CD68+ macrophage and MPO+ neutrophil cells are associated with damage of the olfactory epithelium during SARS-CoV-2 infection. CD68+ (A1) and MPO+ (B2) signal in the olfactory epithelium (OE, left) and lamina propria (LP, right) in either control animals (CTL) or at 1 or 2 days post-infection (dpi) (Mean normalized to control ± SEM, n = 4, *p < 0.05 (Mann–Whitney test)). Correlation between score damage and percentage of CD68+ (A1) and MPO+ (B2) signal in the olfactory epithelium (left panel) and the lamina propria (right panel). Spearman test p value