SARS-CoV-2 Infection Induces Ferroptosis of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Sinoatrial Nodal like Pacemaker Cells [bulk RNA-seq]

We established an efficient strategy to derive functional human SAN like pacemaker cells for disease modeling and drug screening. And we found SARS-CoV-2 infection causes dysfunction of human SAN like pacemaker cells and induces ferroptosis. And we also found that Deferoxamine and imatinib can block SARS-CoV-2 infection and infection-associated ferroptosis. Our study using functional human SAN like pacemaker cells demonstrates a potential mechanism for some COVID-19 cardiac abnormalities and identifies candidate drugs to protect the SAN like pacemaker from SARS-CoV-2 infection. Overall design: 21 total samples. At least three sample replicates were done for each group.