Table 2 Biochemical serum parameters of L. donovani-infected and PBS- or LEISHDNAVAX (DNA)-treated mice

From: Preclinical safety and tolerability of a repeatedly administered human leishmaniasis DNA vaccine

Experiment/mouse strain

Treatment (3 doses)

Sampling (days post Infection)

Mice n

Urea mean±s.e.m. (mmol l−1)

Creatinine mean±s.e.m. (μm ol l−1)

ALT mean±s.e.m. (U l−1)

AST mean±s.e.m. (U l−1)

1/BALB/c

PBS

28

8

5.5±0.3

9.6±0.8

60.0±8.1

90.0±35.7

 

DNA

28

7

5.4±0.2

11.7±1.9

74.5±17.2

194.6±103

2/C57BL/6

PBS

28

5

7.3±0.5

18.0±0.9a

144.6±25

176.1±35.5

 

DNA

28

5

6.8±0.4

13.4±1.2a

122.0±16.2

134.1±15.1

3/C57BL/6

PBS

28

8

6.2±0.2

10.7±0.6

142.8±13.7

162.5±12.1

 

DNA

28

7

5.6±0.3

13.9±1.4

156.6±20.1

188.9±35.2

 

PBS

50

7

7.0±0.4

10.0±1.3a

67.6±8.1

90.4±10.9

 

DNA

50

5

6.9±0.5

14.3±1.2a

57.6±6.2

89.7±8.2

  1. Abbreviations: ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; PBS, phosphate-buffered saline.
  2. aStatistical significant difference for the respective treatment groups/comparison, P<0.05.