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Table 2 Acute toxicity of DS-PPF-NPs in different concentration (control, 3, 6, 12.5 and 100 mg/kg equivalent of disulfiram) on hematological markers in mice

From: Delivery of disulfiram into breast cancer cells using folate-receptor-targeted PLGA-PEG nanoparticles: in vitro and in vivo investigations

Parameter

Groups

Control

DS-PPF-NPs (3 mg/kg)

DS-PPF-NPs (6 mg/kg)

DS-PPF-NPs (12.5 mg/kg)

DS-PPF-NPs (100 mg/kg)

Animal weight (g)

22.3 ± 1.9

22.7 ± 3.6

21.4 ± 2.2

22.9 ± 2.4

23.2 ± 1.8

Urea (mg/dL)

63.3 ± 7.6

75.0 ± 0.0

63.3 ± 10.4

65.0 ± 8.7

64.7 ± 6.5

Cr (mg/dL)

0.5 ± 0.0

0.5 ± 0.0

0.5 ± 0.0

0.5 ± 0.1

0.5 ± 0.1

ALP (U/L)

571.7 ± 92.9

478.3 ± 100.5

470.0 ± 111.7

583.0 ± 91.2

262.0 ± 39.3 *

SGOT (U/L)

396.7 ± 177.9

410.0 ± 91.7

293.3 ± 7.6

396.0 ± 152.7 *

75.0 ± 6.0 *

SGPT (U/L)

41.7 ± 18.9

63.3 ± 15.3

53.3 ± 10.4

65.0 ± 5.0

85.0 ± 6.2 *

D. BIL (mg/dL)

0.5 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.0

0.4 ± 0.0

0.2 ± 0.0 *

ALB (mg/dL)

2.5 ± 0.0

3.3 ± 0.6

3.0 ± 0.5

5.0 ± 0.0 *

4.7 ± 0.6 *

Total protein (mg/dL)

4.8 ± 0.6

4.5 ± 0.0

4.2 ± 1.5

7.3 ± 0.2 *

6.6 ± 0.3 *

Glucose (mg/dL)

208.3 ± 70.8

271.7 ± 102.1

265.0 ± 98.4

243.0 ± 20.8

183.0 ± 35.1

WBC (1000/mm3)

12.8 ± 3.6

11.2 ± 0.8

12.3 ± 0.9

5.4 ± 0.7 *

3.6 ± 0.2 *

RBC (Millin/mm3)

9.5 ± 0.3

8.7 ± 0.5

8.3 ± 0.5

8.7 ± 0.2

9.5 ± 0.8

HGB (mg/dL)

15.2 ± 0.1

13.9 ± 0.7

13.0 ± 0.9

13.2 ± 0.8

14.4 ± 1.3

HCT (%)

42.5 ± 0.8

44.9 ± 2.3

44.1 ± 2.8

37.2 ± 2.4

39.7 ± 2.8

MCV (FL)

44.6 ± 0.5

52.0 ± 0.5

53.3 ± 0.3

42.8 ± 2.0

42.0 ± 1.6

MCHC (mol/L)

31.7 ± 0.3

30.9 ± 0.5

30.5 ± 0.2

15.2 ± 0.6*

15.2 ± 0.5*

Plt (1000/mm3)

1114.0 ± 77.8

744.0 ± 127.8

816.3 ± 71.6

1028.7 ± 124.4 *

880.7 ± 55.2 *

  1. The values are mean ± SD
  2. p < 0.05 compared to control