Reduced Subvisible Particle Formation in Lyophilized Intravenous Immunoglobulin Formulations Containing Polysorbate 20
Autor: | John F. Carpenter, Wei Qi, Chen Zhou, Theodore W. Randolph, E. Neil Lewis |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Protein Conformation Surface Properties Drug Compounding Drug Storage Size-exclusion chromatography Pharmaceutical Science Polysorbates 02 engineering and technology Protein aggregation Protein degradation 030226 pharmacology & pharmacy 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound Protein Aggregates Surface-Active Agents 0302 clinical medicine Pulmonary surfactant Drug Stability Particle Size Chromatography Chemistry Protein Stability Immunoglobulins Intravenous Trehalose 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Monomer Chromatography Gel Polysorbate 20 Particle size 0210 nano-technology Crystallization |
Zdroj: | Journal of pharmaceutical sciences. 105(8) |
ISSN: | 1520-6017 |
Popis: | The first goal of this study was to determine the effects of the surface fraction of protein in lyophilized formulations of intravenous immunoglobulin on protein stability during long-term storage. We attempted to modulate surface fraction by either including polysorbate 20 (PS20) in the formulation or performing pre-drying annealing during lyophilization, but neither approach reduced surface fraction. Our second goal was to study the effects of formulation and processing conditions on protein aggregation and subvisible particle formation. If formulations were reconstituted immediately after lyophilization, protein aggregation detected by size exclusion chromatography was insignificant. However, with the higher resolution of damage afforded by subvisible particle analysis, it was found that high levels of particles were produced in the formulation containing trehalose and that the presence of PS20 greatly reduced particle concentrations. Size exclusion chromatography analysis showed that in formulations without trehalose during storage for 16 weeks at 50°C, there was loss of monomer and a concomitant increase in aggregates. In formulations containing trehalose there were no significant increases in aggregation or subvisible particle levels. Finally, we observed that inclusion of PS20 in the water used to reconstitute lyophilized formulations without PS20 reduced the formation of protein particles; documenting that protection by the surfactant occurred during reconstitution as well as during lyophilization. |
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