A sensitive WST-8-based bioassay for PEGylated granulocyte colony stimulating factor using the NFS-60 cell line.

Abstract:

CONTEXT:Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) has been commonly used to treat neutropenia caused by chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and organ transplants. Improved in vitro efficacy of G-CSF has already been observed by conjugating it to polyethylene glycol (PEG). OBJECTIVE:The in vivo bioassay using tetrazolium dye with the NFS-60 cell line has been recommended for G-CSF but no such monographs are available for PEGylated G-CSF in pharmacopeias. In the present study, the assay recommended for G-CSF was evaluated for its suitability to PEGylated G-CSF. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The generally used MTS [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium]-based assay was compared with a bioassay employing a water-soluble tetrazolium dye, WST-8 [2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(2,4-disulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium], using NFS-60 cells at a concentration of 7 × 10(5) cells/ml against 800 IU/ml of PEGylated G-CSF at 24, 48, 72, and 72 h time points to determine the efficacy of PEGylated G-CSF. Further, the optimized WST-8 dye-based assay was used to test the potency of various commercially available PEGylated G-CSF preparations. RESULTS:The results demonstrated enhanced sensitivity of the WST-8-based assay over the conventional MTS-based assay for determining the potency of PEGylated G-CSF using the NFS-60 cell line. CONCLUSION:Our study demonstrates the potential application of WST-8-based bioassays for other biotherapeutic proteins of human and veterinary interest.

journal_name

Pharm Biol

journal_title

Pharmaceutical biology

authors

Tiwari K,Wavdhane M,Haque S,Govender T,Kruger HG,Mishra MK,Chandra R,Tiwari D

doi

10.3109/13880209.2014.943248

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-06-01 00:00:00

pages

849-54

issue

6

eissn

1388-0209

issn

1744-5116

journal_volume

53

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