Development of quality control method for recombinant monoclonal antibodies against proprotein convertase subtilisin/Kexin 9 / 中国生物制品学杂志

ABSTRACT

@#Objective To develop quality control methods for the key quality properties of recombinant monoclonal antibodies against proprotein convertase subtilisin/Kexin 9(PCSK9). Methods According to the corresponding requirements of Chinese Pharmacopoeia(Volume Ⅲ,2020 edition)and International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use(ICH),the PCSK9 monoclonal antibody was identified for the identity by reducing trypsin peptide fingerprint mapping analysis,identified for the specificity by ELISA,determined for the charge heterogeneity by imaging capillary isoelectric focusing electrophoresis(icIEF),detected for the variant purity by reducing/non-reducing capillary electrophoresis-sodium dodecyl sulfonate(CE-SDS),measured for the content of monomers,high molecular weight substances and low molecular weight substances by size-exclusion chromatography high performance liquid chromatography(SEC-HPLC),analyzed for the glycotype with N-glycan labeled with 2AB after carbohydrate cutting by Waters ACQUITY UPLC system with fluorescence detector,determined for the biological potency with HepG2 cell line and low-density lipoprotein(LDL),and detected for the content of polysorbate 20 by the liquid phase detection system(CAD detector). Results PCSK9 monoclonal antibody sample had characteristic peptide segments,and the peptide fingerprint was consistent with that of reference substance. The sample contained specific antibodies;The relative area percentages of main peak,acid peak and alkaline peak of the sample were(49. 27 ± 0. 38)%,(46. 44 ± 0. 35)% and(4. 28 ± 0. 04)%,respectively. The relative area percentages of“heavy chain + light chain”peak,non-glycosyl main peak and low molecular weight substance peak were(94. 16 ± 0. 82)%,(4. 11 ± 0. 76)% and(0. 85 ± 0. 20)%,respectively. The relative area percentages of main peak,nonglycosyl main peak and low molecular weight substance peak were(94. 27 ± 0. 22)%,(2. 85 ± 0. 08)% and(2. 88 ± 0. 15)%,respectively. The relative area percentages of monomer,high molecular weight substance and low molecular weight substance were(98. 30 ± 0. 03)%,(0. 75 ± 0. 01)% and(0. 96 ± 0. 02)%,respectively. The relative percentages of G0F,G1F,G2F and non-fucosylated(G0 + G1 + G2 + Man5)were(39. 31 ± 0. 54)%,(34. 69 ± 0. 41)%,(9. 09 ± 0. 14)% and(12. 61 ± 0. 50)%,respectively. The relative biological potency was(101. 64 ± 3. 61)% of the reference. The content of polysorbate 20 was(0. 012 ± 0. 000 3)%. Conclusion According to the key quality attribute of monoclonal antibody against PCSK9,the corresponding key quality control methods have been established,which can ensure the safety,effectiveness and quality controllability of the product.