Biological Assay to Determine Gonadotropin Potency: From In Vivo to In Vitro Sustainable Method

Autor: Francesco Nevelli, Angelo Palmese, Ralf Gleixner, Flavio Peroglio, Cosimo-Walter D’Acunto, Aurora Dadone, Thomas D’Hooghe, Monica Lispi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: International Journal of Molecular Sciences; Volume 24; Issue 9; Pages: 8040
ISSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/ijms24098040
Popis: Various preparations of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) are commercially available; however, they differ in glycoforms composition and purity owing to their respective sources. Additional chemical/physical changes can also be introduced during manufacturing and can impact their biological activity (biopotency), which is routinely assessed using an in vivo bioassay (Steelman–Pohley). This study aimed to determine whether an in vitro bioassay could assess biopotency by distinguishing between r-hFSH chemical/physical variants with similar ability to the in vivo bioassay. The specific activity (units of biological activity per mg of product) of variants of r-hFSH generated through enrichment (acidic/basic), stress (oxidative/acidic pH) and enzymatic treatment (desialylation and desialylation/degalactosylation) was compared using the in vivo and in vitro bioassays. The in vitro bioassay reliably detected potential chemical/physical modifications in r-hFSH variants that may impact biopotency. Overall, the methods demonstrated a comparable ability to detect changes in specific activities due to chemical/physical differences in r-hFSH variants. These data indicate that the in vitro bioassay is suitable to replace the in vivo bioassay.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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