Supplementary Table 2. Differences in condition between human patients and animals used in preclinical studies.
Humans | Animals | |
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Age | Elder | Young |
Presence of other diseases | Having other disease(s) | None |
Circadian rhythm | Diurnality | Nocturnal |
Genetic homogeneity | Individual differences | Homogenous strain |
Gender | Both men and women | Males or females |
Cause of disease | Spontaneous or disturbance of the immune or metabolism | Artificial induction or insufficient model |
Time to begin treatment | After symptoms progress | At the time of induction or early stage |
Drug dose | Extremely high dose |