Table 1. Study design of four-week repeated intramuscular dose toxicity study in Sprague-Dawley rats and intradermal irritation study in New Zealand white rabbits.
Study | Species | Group | Substance | Dose volume | Dose | Route and Frequency of administration | Number of animals (male/female) |
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Four-week repeated intramuscular dose toxicity study | Sprague-Dawley Rats | G1 | Control (0.9% saline) | 0.2 mL/kg | 0 mg/kg | Intramuscular injection (Gastrocnemius muscle) Once per 2 weeks (Total 3 times) | 11 (6/5) |
G2 | Polysorbate 20 | 0.02 mg/kg | 11 (6/5) | ||||
G3 | Polysorbate 20 | 0.1 mg/kg | 11 (6/5) | ||||
G4 | Polysorbate 20 | 0.4 mg/kg | 11 (6/5) | ||||
G5 | Human serum albumin | 0.06 mg/kg | 11 (6/5) | ||||
G6 | Human serum albumin | 0.12 mg/kg | 11 (6/5) | ||||
Total | 66 (36/30) | ||||||
Intradermal irritation study | New Zealand White rabbits | G1 | Control (0.9% saline) | 0.4 mL/site (Total 5 sites) | 0 mg/kg/site | Intradermal injection (Dorsal back skin) Once (Total 1 time) | 3 (3/0) |
G2 | Polysorbate 20 | 0.02 mg/kg/site | 3 (3/0) | ||||
G3 | Polysorbate 20 | 0.1 mg/kg/site | 3 (3/0) | ||||
G4 | Polysorbate 20 | 0.4 mg/kg/site | 3 (3/0) | ||||
G5 | Human serum albumin | 0.06 mg/kg/site | 3 (3/0) | ||||
G6 | Human serum albumin | 0.12 mg/kg/site | 3 (3/0) | ||||
Total | 18 (18/0) |