Catechins prevent monoclonal antibody fragmentation during production via fed-batch culture of Chinese hamster ovary cells.

Autor: Yamaguchi T; Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, Gunma, Japan.; Bio Process Research and Development Laboratories, Production Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Takasaki, Gunma, Japan., Ishikawa H; Bio Process Research and Development Laboratories, Production Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Takasaki, Gunma, Japan., Fukuda M; Bio Process Research and Development Laboratories, Production Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Takasaki, Gunma, Japan., Sugita Y; Bio Process Research and Development Laboratories, Production Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Takasaki, Gunma, Japan., Furuie M; Bio Process Research and Development Laboratories, Production Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Takasaki, Gunma, Japan., Nagano R; Bio Process Research and Development Laboratories, Production Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Takasaki, Gunma, Japan., Suzawa T; BioStrad Lab LLC, Yamato-shi, Kanagawa, Japan., Yamamoto K; Bio Process Research and Development Laboratories, Production Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Takasaki, Gunma, Japan., Wakamatsu K; Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, Gunma, Japan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Biotechnology progress [Biotechnol Prog] 2024 May-Jun; Vol. 40 (3), pp. e3447. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 28.
DOI: 10.1002/btpr.3447
Abstrakt: Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells are widely used for the industrial production of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). To meet the increasing market demands, high productivity, and quality are required in cell culture. One of the critical attributes of mAbs, from a safety perspective, is mAb fragmentation. However, methods for preventing mAbs fragmentation in CHO cell culture are limited. In this study, we observed that the antibody fragment content increased with increasing titers in fed-batch cultures for all three cell lines expressing recombinant antibodies. Adding copper sulfate to the culture medium further increased the fragment content, suggesting the involvement of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the fragmentation process. Though antioxidants may be helpful to scavenge ROS, several antioxidants are reported to decrease the productivity of CHO cells. Among the antioxidants examined, we observed that the addition of catechin or (-)-epigallocatechin gallate to the culture medium prevented fragmentation content by about 20% and increased viable cell density and titer by 30% and 10%, respectively. Thus, the addition of catechins or compounds of equivalent function would be beneficial for manufacturing therapeutic mAbs with a balance between high titers and good quality.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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