Abstract
TECHNICAL ABSTRACT: The purpose of this work was to investigate a potential mechanism for the inhibition of tungsten-mediated monoclonal antibody (mAb) biophysical modifications and sub-visible particle formation. A 1 mg/mL mAb formulated in 150 mM NaCl, 20 mM histidine, pH 6.0, was incubated with 1, 37, and 100 ppm of tungsten polyanions in the form of sodium tungstate both in the presence and absence of the anionic surfactant and chelating agent diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) or the cationic surfactant cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) for 24 h at 25 °C. Assays including pH, UV-Vis spectroscopy, size exclusion chromatography, intrinsic tryptophan/tyrosine fluorescence, and micro-flow imaging were performed to assess the impact on short-term mAb stability and aggregation. We conclude that the use of micromolar concentrations of the formulation excipient and cationic surfactant CTAB equivalent to the anticipated tungsten concentration in solution effectively inhibits loss of protein concentration, fragmentation, changes in intrinsic fluorescence intensity, and the formation of sub-visible particles.
LAY ABSTRACT: The purpose of this work was to investigate a potential mechanism for the inhibition of tungsten-mediated monoclonal antibody (mAb) biophysical modifications and sub-visible particle formation. A mAb formulation was incubated with tungsten polyanions in the presence and absence of the anionic surfactant and chelating agent diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) or the cationic surfactant cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB). Formulation was characterized by pH, UV-Vis spectroscopy, size exclusion chromatography, intrinsic tryptophan/tyrosine fluorescence, and micro-flow imaging. We conclude that the formulation excipient and cationic surfactant CTAB effectively inhibits biophysical modifications and sub-visible particle formation.
- Formulation
- Cationic surfactant
- Tungsten
- Protein aggregation
- Fluorescence spectroscopy
- Monoclonal antibody
- Particle sizing
- Chromatography
- Micro-flow imaging
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