Novel Standard Substance from Primary Hamster Kidney Cells for Quality Control of Human Rabies Vaccines in China

Background: Host cell proteins (HCPs) from primary hamster kidney cells (PHKCs) used to produce rabies vaccines may cause an allergic reaction in humans, so these residual HCPs must be controlled. Establishing a national standard for PHKC HCP is very important to ensure the consistency of HCPs betwe...

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Main Authors: Leitai Shi, Jia Li, Xiaohong Wu, Shouchun Cao, Yunpeng Wang, Danhua Zhao, Yuhua Li
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13/2/180
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author Leitai Shi
Jia Li
Xiaohong Wu
Shouchun Cao
Yunpeng Wang
Danhua Zhao
Yuhua Li
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Jia Li
Xiaohong Wu
Shouchun Cao
Yunpeng Wang
Danhua Zhao
Yuhua Li
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description Background: Host cell proteins (HCPs) from primary hamster kidney cells (PHKCs) used to produce rabies vaccines may cause an allergic reaction in humans, so these residual HCPs must be controlled. Establishing a national standard for PHKC HCP is very important to ensure the consistency of HCPs between batches of the vaccine and to standardize the control of HCPs. Objectives: We aimed to establish a novel national standard substance to determine the HCP residue in rabies vaccines produced with PHKCs. Methods: A two-step multi-laboratory collaborative collaboration was undertaken. In the first step, the protein concentration of the standard substance stock solution was determined using Lowry’s method. In the second step, the concentration of the candidate standard substance was determined with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results: The concentration of the PHKC protein standard was 4.0 μg/mL (95% confidence interval: 3.5–4.4 μg/mL). Conclusions: The PHKC protein standard was approved by the Chinese National Committee on Standards for the quality control of PHKC-based rabies vaccines for human use, and it plays an important role in controlling the quality of these human vaccines.
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spelling doaj-art-1fdfd6fc2966452fb39e376a3b613bc22025-08-20T02:45:11ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2025-02-0113218010.3390/vaccines13020180Novel Standard Substance from Primary Hamster Kidney Cells for Quality Control of Human Rabies Vaccines in ChinaLeitai Shi0Jia Li1Xiaohong Wu2Shouchun Cao3Yunpeng Wang4Danhua Zhao5Yuhua Li6National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 102629, ChinaNational Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 102629, ChinaNational Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 102629, ChinaNational Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 102629, ChinaNational Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 102629, ChinaNational Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 102629, ChinaNational Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 102629, ChinaBackground: Host cell proteins (HCPs) from primary hamster kidney cells (PHKCs) used to produce rabies vaccines may cause an allergic reaction in humans, so these residual HCPs must be controlled. Establishing a national standard for PHKC HCP is very important to ensure the consistency of HCPs between batches of the vaccine and to standardize the control of HCPs. Objectives: We aimed to establish a novel national standard substance to determine the HCP residue in rabies vaccines produced with PHKCs. Methods: A two-step multi-laboratory collaborative collaboration was undertaken. In the first step, the protein concentration of the standard substance stock solution was determined using Lowry’s method. In the second step, the concentration of the candidate standard substance was determined with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results: The concentration of the PHKC protein standard was 4.0 μg/mL (95% confidence interval: 3.5–4.4 μg/mL). Conclusions: The PHKC protein standard was approved by the Chinese National Committee on Standards for the quality control of PHKC-based rabies vaccines for human use, and it plays an important role in controlling the quality of these human vaccines.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13/2/180host cell proteinprimary hamster kidney cellprotein standardhuman rabies vaccinequality control
spellingShingle Leitai Shi
Jia Li
Xiaohong Wu
Shouchun Cao
Yunpeng Wang
Danhua Zhao
Yuhua Li
Novel Standard Substance from Primary Hamster Kidney Cells for Quality Control of Human Rabies Vaccines in China
Vaccines
host cell protein
primary hamster kidney cell
protein standard
human rabies vaccine
quality control
title Novel Standard Substance from Primary Hamster Kidney Cells for Quality Control of Human Rabies Vaccines in China
title_full Novel Standard Substance from Primary Hamster Kidney Cells for Quality Control of Human Rabies Vaccines in China
title_fullStr Novel Standard Substance from Primary Hamster Kidney Cells for Quality Control of Human Rabies Vaccines in China
title_full_unstemmed Novel Standard Substance from Primary Hamster Kidney Cells for Quality Control of Human Rabies Vaccines in China
title_short Novel Standard Substance from Primary Hamster Kidney Cells for Quality Control of Human Rabies Vaccines in China
title_sort novel standard substance from primary hamster kidney cells for quality control of human rabies vaccines in china
topic host cell protein
primary hamster kidney cell
protein standard
human rabies vaccine
quality control
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/13/2/180
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