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ArticleScientific reports2022

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

Laura Cresti, Chiara Falciani, Giovanni Cappello, Jlenia Brunetti, Silvia Vailati, Elsa Melloni, Luisa Bracci, Alessandro Pini

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Laura CrestiAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, via M. Bracci, 53100, Siena, Italy.
Chiara FalcianiMedical Biotechnology Department, University of Siena, via A Moro 2, 53100, Siena, Italy.
Giovanni CappelloMedical Biotechnology Department, University of Siena, via A Moro 2, 53100, Siena, Italy.
Jlenia BrunettiMedical Biotechnology Department, University of Siena, via A Moro 2, 53100, Siena, Italy.
Silvia VailatiZambon spa, via A. Meucci 3, 20091, Bresso, MI, Italy.
Elsa MelloniZambon spa, via A. Meucci 3, 20091, Bresso, MI, Italy.
Luisa BracciAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, via M. Bracci, 53100, Siena, Italy.
Alessandro PiniAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, via M. Bracci, 53100, Siena, Italy. pinia@unisi.it.
University of Siena · ITZambon (Italy) · ITAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The antimicrobial peptide SET-M33 is under study for the development of a new antibiotic against major Gram-negative pathogens. Here we report the toxicological evaluation of SET-M33 administered intravenously to rats and dogs. Dose range finding experiments determined the doses to use in toxicokinetic evaluation, clinical biochemistry analysis, necroscopy and in neurological and respiratory measurements. Clinical laboratory investigations in dogs and rats showed a dose-related increase in creatinine and urea levels, indicating that the kidneys are the target organ. This was also confirmed by necroscopy studies of animal tissues, where signs of degeneration and regeneration were found in kidney when SET-M33 was administered at the highest doses in the two animal species. Neurological toxicity measurements by the Irwin method and respiratory function evaluation in rats did not reveal any toxic effect even at the highest dose. Finally, repeated administration of SET-M33 by short infusion in dogs revealed a no-observed-adverse-effect-level of 0.5 mg/kg/day.

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Anti-Infective AgentsAntimicrobial PeptidesAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsDogsDose-Response Relationship, DrugMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPeptidesRatsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsAntimicrobial PeptidesPeptides

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PMID36369523
PMCPMC9652379
OpenAlexW4308919945

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