PMX 205

Cell experiment:

The mouse mammary tumor cell lines 4T1 are plated at a density 5.0×104 cells/ml/well of 96-multiwell plates in complete medium. After 24 h of incubation, the medium is changed with serum starve medium to synchronize the cell cycle and growth as to ensure that the cells reaches its plateau phase. After 24 h of serum-starving, cells are treated with 5 μL/well of 0.1 M of agonist, EP54, antagonist, PMX 205 and the positive control is treated with Tamoxifen drug. 5 μL/well of the 12 mM ck solution is added 5 h before reading is taken and about 50 μL/well of the SDS-HCL solution is added and mixed thoroughly using pipette 3 h before reading is taken. The MTT assay is assessed at different time point; 0, 24, 48 and 72 h at wavelength 570 nm respectively by using ELISA plate reader Infinite M200[1].

Animal experiment:

Rats[2]Transgenic SOD1G93A rats expressing human mutant G93A SOD1 (NTac:SD-Tg SOD1G93A L26H) are used. Three experimental groups are chosen: untreated, PMX 205 treats from day 28 onward, and PMX 205 treats from day 70 onward. Animals are administered PMX 205 via drinking water (1 mg/kg/day) , from day 28 or day 70 onward; controls receive water only[2].Mice[3]Tg2576 mice are treated (starting at or after the initiation of plaque pathology) for 2-3 mo with PMX 205 given in the drinking water only (10-20 μg/mL, equivalent to ~3-6 mg/kg/day) or both in drinking water (10-20 μg/mL) and s.c. (1 mg/kg) twice weekly throughout the treatment period. Untreated transgenic animals of same age are used as controls. Nontransgenic littermates are similarly treated or not treated with the drug. 3×Tg mice are also treated with PMX 205 in the drinking water. Due to the low pathology of the males, only female mice of this strain are used for these studies[3].

References:

[1]. Kosni NN, et al. Expression of complement C5a receptor and the viability of 4T1 tumor cells following agonist-antagonist treatment. J Cancer Res Ther. 2016 Apr-Jun;12(2):590-6.
[2]. Woodruff TM, et al. The complement factor C5a contributes to pathology in a rat model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. J Immunol. 2008 Dec 15;181(12):8727-34.
[3]. Fonseca MI, et al. Treatment with a C5aR antagonist decreases pathology and enhances behavioral performance in murine models of Alzheimer's disease. J Immunol. 2009 Jul 15;183(2):1375-83.