Table 4 Effects of intravenous bolus injection of SET-M33 at 0 (vehicle = 0.9% saline solution), 5, 9 and 15 mg/kg on body temperature, locomotor activity and body weight in male rats (group mean values ± standard deviation).

From: Safety evaluations of a synthetic antimicrobial peptide administered intravenously in rats and dogs

Dose (mg/kg)

Group mean body temperature (°C ± sd) at time post-dose

Group mean locomotor activity (# ± sd) at time post-dose:

Group mean bodyweight (g ± sd) on day

Pre-dose

5 min

30 min

90 min

240 min

24 h

Pre-dose

5 min

30 min

90 min

240 min

24 h

1

2

3

7

0

37.3

38

37.4

37.1

36.6

36.9

44.8

39.3

28.8

27.8

16

35

204.5

206

210.7

229

 ± 0.26

 ± 0.36

 ± 0.25

 ± 0.45

 ± 0.41

 ± 0.38

 ± 6.77

 ± 10.46

 ± 10.38

 ± 5.64

 ± 7.29

 ± 8.65

 ± 6.72

 ± 8.79

 ± 9.07

 ± 12.03

5

37.5

37.9

37.2

36.9

36.9

37.1

37.8

30.7

26.5

24.2

22.5

30

207.2

209

215.8

236.5

 ± 0.31

 ± 0.27

 ± 0.51

 ± 0.29

 ± 0.48

 ± 0.51

 ± 9.56

 ± 6.56

 ± 7.12

 ± 6.71

 ± 5.05

 ± 15.02

 ± 2.79

 ± 3.22

 ± 3.87

 ± 8.17

9

37.5

37.6*

37.3

36.9

36.7

36.8

38.2

32.5

27

21.3

22.5

28.3

204.8

201.2

209.5

229.5

 ± 0.34

 ± 0.31

 ± 0.43

 ± 0.35

 ± 0.41

 ± 0.79

 ± 7.73

 ± 5.96

 ± 9.34

 ± 12.65

 ± 12.82

 ± 12.82

 ± 4.92

 ± 4.36

 ± 3.39

 ± 5.01

15

37.2

37.4**

36.9

36.9

36.7

36.9

38.3

22.2**

29

20.7

18.5

25.5

206

200.3

209.7

227

 ± 0.51

 ± 0.29

 ± 0.41

 ± 0.24

 ± 0.31

 ± 0.5

 ± 4.08

 ± 9.5

 ± 5.8

 ± 8.02

 ± 8.17

 ± 10.21

 ± 5.93

 ± 6.92

 ± 7.58

 ± 8.34

  1. Statistical significance compared with vehicle: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01. The results of each treated group were compared with those of the vehicle-treated control group by analysis of variance and Williams test.
  2. #Number of times the rats entered a new square in the arena.