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. 2021 Aug 27;16(8):e0256869. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256869

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)
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)