Journal
JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES
Volume 98, Issue 10, Pages 3548-3561Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1002/jps.21672
Keywords
biotechnology; injectables; formulation; excipients; surfactants; micelle; NMR spectroscopy; immunology
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Recombinant protein pharmaceuticals may bear some risks and undesirable side effects, such as the appearance of immunogenic reactions. The increased incidence of antibody-mediated pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) outside the United States after administration of a human serum albumin (HSA)-free EPREX (R) (recombinant human erythropoietin alpha) formulation was explained with the generation of rubber stopper related leachables, possibly acting as immunogenic adjuvants. In our study, we have investigated the potential of extractable and leachable preparations of three different pharmaceutical relevant stoppers to generate a danger signal in a dendritic cell assay. Furthermore, the investigated extractable and leachable preparations were characterized by NMR and a micelle-based polysorbate quantification method. In summary, we could demonstrate that stopper extractables, either generated by extraction or by leaching conditions, were not acting as danger signals for dendritic cells. Instead we identified degradation products of polysorbate 80, oleic acid and follow-up products, occur only under very accelerated conditions (100 degrees C for 4 days) as a potential stimulator for these immune cells. As this degradation did not occur at real-time, the authors however do not consider their finding to be linked to any direct safety implications of polysorbate-containing formulations in clinical practice. (C) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. and the American Pharmacists Association J Pharm Sci 98:3548-3561, 2009
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