@article{APS7027,
author = {Bo-jun YUAN and Yu-qiang FANG and Jun-ping LIU and Guo-cai LU and You-ming YANG and Guang-xing ZHOU},
title = {Toxicity of human recombinant interferon-gamma in rats and dogs},
journal = {Acta Pharmacologica Sinica},
volume = {16},
number = {4},
year = {2016},
keywords = {},
abstract = {AIM: To study the acute and chronic toxicities of human recombinant interferon-gamma (Hu-rIFN-gamma) in mice, rats, and dogs.
METHOD: Twenty mice were administrated Hu-rIFN-gamma (i.m. or i.v.) 4.4 x 10(9) IU m-2 to observe the acute toxicity. In chronic studies, 1 x 10(7), 5 x 10(7), 1 x 10(8) IU m-2 d-1 were given to 80 rats and 5 x 10(5), 5 x 10(7) IU m-2 d-1 were injected to 14 dogs i.m. for 3 months, treatment-related changes were measured in the hematologic, chemical, urinalysis values, ECG and pathologic profile of organs and tissues.
RESULTS: The maximal tolerance dose (MTD) i.m. or i.v. in mice was 4.4 x 10(9) IU m-2, 4400 times the recommended clinical dosage (1 x 10(6) IU m-2). No adverse effects were found in chronic toxicity studies.
CONCLUSION: Human recombinant interferon-gamma did not produce toxic reaction in rats and dogs.},
issn = {1745-7254}, url = {http://www.chinaphar.com/article/view/7027}
}