Table 2 Summary of preclinical in vivo toxicology studies of AmyP53.

From: Preclinical assessment of a ganglioside-targeted therapy for Parkinson’s disease with the first-in-class adaptive peptide AmyP53

Study

Test system or animal species

Study design

Doses

Results

Ref. B-03767

Safety pharmacology study for behavioural effects of AmyP53 using the primary observation (Irwin) in Sprague Dawley rats

Irwin test in rats

GLP

Single intranasal administration of AmyP53 or reference item (Morphine 8 mg/kg)

3 doses 0.5, 1 and 5 mg/kg body weight (BW)

AmyP53 did not induce any relevant neurologic adverse effects related with neuro-behavioural functions associated with excitation, sedation, stereotypy, motor-coordination, autonomic and pain

Ref. 20230069SPCP

Evaluation of effects on cardiac and respiratory functions in conscious rats following single intranasal administration

Evaluation of cardiac and respiratory functions and activity level analyzed by telemetry jackets on Wistar rats

Single intranasal administration of AmyP53

Recordings during a 24 h-period

1 dose

5 mg/kg BW

AmyP53 administered by the intranasal route did not induce any statistically significant change on the cardiac and respiratory function, and activity level.

Ref. AMYPORE/P3-T-0719/AmyP53/IV-IN/v1

Determination of the maximum tolerated dose of AmyP53 administered by intravenous and intranasal routes in rats

Assessment of the MTD of AmyP53 injected intravenously or intranasally in female Wistar rats

GLP

Evaluation criteria: body weight, mean body weight change, behaviour and macroscopic autopsy of rats

Increasing doses ranging from 0.128 to 80 mg/kg BW (intravenous) or 0.0064 to 4 mg/kg BW (intranasal route) every two days between D1 and D9

The maximal tolerated dose (MTD) of AmyP53 in female Wistar rats is greater than 80 mg/kg for the intravenous route and greater that 4 mg/kg BW for the intranasal route.

Ref. AMYPORE/P4-T-0919/AmyP53/DRF-IN/v1

Determination of the dose range finding of AmyP53 administered by intranasal route in rats

Assessment of the DRF of AmyP53 injected intranasally in male and female Wistar rats

GLP

Evaluation criteria: body weight, mean body weight change, food consumption, hematology, coagulation time, blood chemistry, histological analysis of organs and macroscopic autopsy of behaviour of rats

3 doses

0.2, 1 and 5 mg/kg BW every two days during five days

The maximal intranasal dose of AmyP53 without any signs of toxicity or dysfunction, is greater or equal to 5 mg/kg BW in both male and female Wistar rats.

Ref. B-03766

28-Day repeated dose toxicity of the test item AmyP53 after intranasal administration to male and female rats

Toxicology and toxicokinetics studies of AmyP53 injected intranasally in male and female Sprague Dawley rats

GLP

Evaluation criteria: observation of local reaction, mortality, systemic clinical signs, body weight and food consumption, clinical pathology determinations, ophthalmic exams, organ weight, hematology, histopathological evaluation of a full list of tissues.

3 doses

0.2, 1 and 5 mg/kg BW every day for 28 days followed by 14 days of recovery

The intranasal no-observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) was established at the highest actual dose level tested, 5 mg/kg BW/day

Ref. 23P0122

14-Day repeated tolerability/toxicity study in rabbits by intranasal route with a 14-day recovery period and toxicokinetics

Toxicology and toxicokinetics studies of AmyP53 injected intranasally in male and female New Zealand White rabbits

GLP

Evaluation criteria: observation of local reaction, mortality, systemic clinical signs, body weight and food consumption, clinical pathology investigations, ophthalmoscopy, organ weight, hematology, coagulation, clinical chemistry, histopathological evaluation of a full list of tissues.

3 doses

0.2, 1 and 5 mg/kg BW every day for 28 days followed by 14 days of recovery

AmyP53 did not induce toxicity and is well tolerated after repeated intranasal administrations in rabbits at dose levels of 0.1, 1 and 5 mg/kg BW/day, therefore the dose level of 5 mg/kg BW/day is considered the No Observed Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL).

Ref. PCA-03 A-21001

Genotoxicity assay: Ames test following the OECD 471

Genotoxicity Ames test

Bacterial Reverse mutation test following the OECD 471 and the ICH guideline S2 (R1)

6 doses (4.69 to 150 µg)

AmyP53 did not cause a positive mutagenic response

  1. GLP, good laboratory practices; MTD, maximal tolerated dose; DRF, dose ranging finding.