In C57BL/6JJc1 mice, AICAR at 125 mg/kg increased tear secretion volume compared with PBS.
In plain wordsIn mice, AICAR at 125 mg/kg increased tear secretion compared with PBS.
- Peptide
- AICAR (acadesine)
- Outcome
- IncreaseTear secretion volume
- Study
mousen: not reported in source
C57BL/6JJc1 mice- Comparator
- PBS
- Outcome group
- Ocular surface · Eye
- Studied dose
- 125 mg/kg · intraperitoneal injection · 5 daysAs given in this study (mouse).
Measurements
- P value
- < 0.01
- AICAR 125 mg/kg versus PBS
Source sentences
In C57BL/6JJc1 mice, the tear secretion volumes in both the AICAR 125 mg/kg and AICAR 250 mg/kg groups were significantly larger than in the PBS group (P < 0.01 and P < 0.01, respectively).
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Furthermore, C57BL/6JJc1 mice, db/db mice, and db/m mice received a single intraperitoneal injection of AICAR or PBS each day for 5 days, and tear secretion volume was measured.