Pyrogen testing of lipid-based TPN using Mono Mac 6 monocyte cell line and DELFIA
Abstract
Objective: Measurement of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced interleukin-6 (IL-6) secretion in Mono Mac 6 cells.Method: Dissociation-enhanced lanthanide fluoro immunoassay (DELFIA), a technique based on time-resolved fluorescence.Results: A comparison of DELFIA and the B9 bioassay showed a correlation between the results of the two assays. DELFIA did not show any crossreactivity with the human cytokines TNF alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-1 alpha, IL-2, IL-4, IFN gamma, murine IL-6 or LPS. In aqueous solution the detection limit was 2.5 pg LPS/ml, and in a 25% dilution of a lipid-based total parenteral nutrition (TPN) product it was 25 pg LPS/ml. TPN did not interfere with the DELFIA assay, but the IL-6 secretion from the Mono Mac 6 cells was inhibited at TPN concentrations above 25%.Conclusion: A combination of Mono Mac 6 cells with DELFIA was found to be a reliable method for detecting LPS, but further validation by independent laboratories is justified.
| Authors: | Moesby, L., Hansen, E.W., Dencker, J. |
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| Journal: | J. Clin. Pharm. Therap. 22: 327-333 |
| Year: | 1997 |
| PubMed: | Find in PubMed |