Table 3.

Toxicity of chTNT-3/IL-2 WT and IL-2 analog fusion proteins in BALB/c mice treated intravenously for 5 consecutive days


Fusion protein

10 μg

25 μg

50 μg

75 μg

100 μg
chTNT-3/IL-2 WT   0/5*  2/5   5/5   5/5   5/5  
chTNT-3/Arg38Trp   0/5   0/5   0/5   2/5   5/5  
chTNT-3/Asn88Arg
 
0/5
 
0/5
 
0/5
 
0/5
 
0/5
 

Fusion protein

10 μg

25 μg

50 μg

75 μg

100 μg
chTNT-3/IL-2 WT   0/5*  2/5   5/5   5/5   5/5  
chTNT-3/Arg38Trp   0/5   0/5   0/5   2/5   5/5  
chTNT-3/Asn88Arg
 
0/5
 
0/5
 
0/5
 
0/5
 
0/5
 
*

Data expressed as number of mice dead over total number injected.