International Journal of Molecular Sciences Article SARS-CoV-2 Infected Pediatric Cerebral Cortical Neurons: Transcriptomic Analysis and Potential Role of Toll-like Receptors in Pathogenesis Agnese Gugliandolo 1 , Luigi Chiricosta 1 , Valeria Calcaterra 2,3,† , Mara Biasin 4 , Gioia Cappelletti 4 , Stephana Carelli 5 , Gianvincenzo Zuccotti 2,4, Maria Antonietta Avanzini 6 , Placido Bramanti 1, Gloria Pelizzo 4,7 and Emanuela Mazzon 1,*,† 1 IRCCS Centro Neurolesi “Bonino-Pulejo”, Via Provinciale Palermo, Contrada Casazza, 98124 Messina, Italy;
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