3.4. Fer-1 does not display evident side effects on mice
The results mentioned above reveal that Fer-1 may serve as a candidate for the treatment of PTE. We further monitored the body weight of the mice every week to evaluate its safety. As shown in Figure 5A and Figure 5B, treatment with Fer-1 caused no significant difference in body weight compared with untreated mice. Thus, Fer-1 dose not display evident side effects on mice.