TABLE 1.
Study settings and treatment protocols for the in vivo experiments in rats and mice
Study | Bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis | Silica-induced lung fibrosis | ||||
Rat | Mouse | Mouse | ||||
Posology | Once daily, oral | Once daily, oral | Once daily, oral | |||
Model | Preventive | Therapeutic | Preventive | Therapeutic | Preventive | Therapeutic |
Dose mg·kg−1 | 10, 30, 50 | 50 | 30, 60 | 30, 60 | 30, 100 | 30, 100 |
Study duration days | 21 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 30 |
Compound administration days | 0–21 | 10–21 | 0–14 | 7–21 | 0–30 | 10–30, 20–30 |