生物反应器规模化培养重组CHO-C28细胞表达HBsAg的研究

应用新型聚酯纤维盘片,采用连续灌注培养方式,分别试验了细胞接种量、pH、DO、罐流速度等因素对CHO-C28细胞生长分泌HBsAg的影响,初步建立了5L生物反应器生产重组乙型肝炎疫苗的生产工艺。经3次试验培养,每次培养60d,较适宜的培养条件确定为:pH6.80-7.10,DO 20%-30%,温度36-37℃,灌流速度138ml/h,接种浓度1.9×106cell/ml。收获液的HBsAg平均滴度是1∶256,最高滴度可达1∶512,纯化后的HBsAg产率为0.912mg/L。最后对反应器培养工艺与现行的转瓶培养工艺进行了比较,生物反应器培养具有可控制培养条件、不易污染和可使HBsAg产率提高等优点。     

应用生物反应器连续培养基因重组CHO细胞的研究

应用5L生物反应器悬浮培养乙肝重组DNA转化的CHO细胞B43株生产HBsAg。试验了细胞接种量、微载体的加入方式、培养方法(半流加培养和连续灌流名养)对细胞生长形态和HBsAg分泌的影响,初步建立了5L生物反应器的生产工艺,在5L生物反应器最适合连续灌流培养的条件是pH 7．30—7．40,Do 25～3;％,T 36．5℃,微载体6～8g／L,灌流速度5．5—7．5L,24h细胞连续培养60天,细胞密度维持在5．O×10　6～1．O×10　7／ml之间,收获细胞液的RPHA效价为l：512—1：1024．HlBsAg含量为3－5mg／I。     

用填充床生物反应器连续灌流培养CHO细胞生产HBsAg

为了获得重组CHO细胞持续高效表达HBsAg的最佳条件 ,应用填充床生物反应器和聚酯片 ,连续灌流培养分泌HBsAg的重组CHO细胞 ,考察灌流培养基中葡萄糖浓度对细胞代谢和HBsAg生产的影响。连续培养 60天 ,细胞密度可达 5 0× 1 0 6 ml。灌流培养液中葡萄糖浓度从5 0g L增加到 7 6g L时 ,葡萄糖消耗速率和乳酸浓度均随之上升。当葡萄糖浓度继续增加至9 3g L时 ,葡萄糖消耗速率和乳酸浓度呈下降趋势 ;当将葡萄糖浓度降回至 7 6g L后又开始回升。培养过程中最高抗原滴度达 1∶5 1 2 ,出现在以含 5 0g L葡萄糖的培养液灌流阶段的末期 ,即第 2 6天 ,维持 1 0天左右即迅速下降至 1∶1 2 8水平。共收液 335L ,纯化后获得抗原蛋白2 1 3 0 4mg ,平均产率为 635 94μg L ,较传统转瓶工艺 ( 4 1 4μg L)提高 5 3 6%。表明CHO细胞较长时间处于高乳酸水平下 ( >30mmol L)会严重影响产物的表达 ,应控制灌流培养液中的葡萄糖浓度在较低水平 ,或通过适当提高灌流速率使培养基中乳酸水平维持在较低水平 ,从而有利于HBsAg的高效稳定表达     

国产生物反应器大规模高密度培养Vero细胞

本文考察了在2．5LcelliGen细胞培养器和国产20LcellCul-20细胞培养生物反应器中采用微载体技术培养细胞的情况。分析了用cellcul-20细胞培养生物反应器进行大规模培养时细胞的生长、代谢规律,研究了从2．5L扩大到20L规模的细胞转移条件。采用微载体球间直接转移技术。提高了接种效率,减少了接种步骤和污染机会。当国产GT一25微载体用量为5g／L,采用连续灌注工艺培养vero细胞,在国产20L cellCul—20细胞培养生物反应器中,连续培养5天,细胞数增加7倍,细胞密度超过1．0×10⁷ cells／m】。本文开发的细胞培养工艺,对于中试及工业规模的动物细胞大量培养具有一定的指导意义。     

国产和进口DMEM培养基培养CHO—C28工程细胞的质量评价

我们用10L转瓶培养能高效表达HBsAg的重组中国仓鼠卵巢细胞(CHO-C_(28)细胞株),在相同的培养条件下比较国产和进口DMEM培养基的质量。结果表明,两种DMEM培养的细胞之生长及分泌的HBsAg之滴度没有显著改变,国产DMEM培养的细胞收液的沉淀收率略高于进口DMEM的,前者的最后收率也不低于后者。两种DMEM培养的细胞收液经纯化后,HBsAg的各项指标都符合基因工程乙肝疫苗制造及检定规程的标准,从试验结果可以看出,用国产DMEM培养基替代进口DMEM培养基是完全有可能的。     

CHO—C28细胞收集液中乙型肝炎病毒表面抗原收率的研究

用CHO-C28细胞表达乙型肝炎病毒表面抗原(HBsAg)生产基因工程乙肝疫苗,其产量受到CHO-C28细胞表达外源基因量的影响.本文通过CHO-C28细胞连续培养过程中表达(HBsAg)的参数、纯化过程中硫酸铵(A·S)饱和度、细胞收集液放置时间三个因素对RPHA滴度影响的研究结果表明细胞收集液以45%饱和度的A·S沉淀HBsAg能获得较高的HBsAg收率,细胞收集液4℃放置时间不宜超过15 d,RPHA滴度在132～1128之间的细胞收集液均可进入纯化流程进行纯化.     

VERO细胞生物反应器放大培养初探

目的:研究用生物反应器放大进行Vero细胞微载体培养,实现生物反应器之间Veto细胞放大培养.方法:5L微载体生物反应器以10g/L微载体浓度培养Vero细胞,96h时经漂洗、消化、接种于30L微载体生物反应器,实现放大后的30L微载体生物反应器细胞怏速增殖,期间对不同时期的微载体细胞进行细胞计数、细胞代谢分析和形态观察.结果:5L生物反应器细胞经过96h灌注培养,平均细胞密度达到7.81×10~6cells/mL.5L微载体细胞放大到30L微载体生物反应器,平均细胞收获率为32.3%;放大到30L生物反应器后经过144h培养,细胞密度达到9.19×10~6cells/mL;放大后的细胞代谢途径依然以葡萄糖氧化代谢乳酸为主.结论:生物反应器由5L到30L进行Veto细胞放大培养是可行的.     

应用生物反应器培养Vero细胞制备EV71病毒初探

目的应用生物反应器培养Vero细胞制备EV71病毒。方法以3 L生物反应器采用4 g/L、8 g/L Cytodex-1微载体培养比较Vero细胞比生长率,并以4 g/L微载体培养EV71病毒。结果 4 g/L微载体培养Vero细胞3～4 d微载体细胞密度达2.3×106/mL,按0.001的感染复数(MOI)接种EV71病毒,病毒收获液的滴度最高达7.90 lgPFU/mL,较静置培养平均高出0.92 lgPFU/mL。结论初步建立了3 L生物反应器微载体培养Vero细胞制备EV71病毒的工艺,为进一步放大生产规模奠定了基础。     

使用旋转式生物反应器体外扩增人表皮细胞

目的：使用Cytodex-3微载体和高截面纵横比的旋转式生物反应器容器作为培养系统大规模扩增人表皮细胞（hECs）。方法：使用中性蛋白酶和胰蛋白酶．EDTA两步骤法从人皮肤中分离出人表皮细胞,使用DIL标记细胞后结合微载体后在旋转式生物反应器（RCCS）中培养,细胞贴附微载体的生长状态使用倒置显微镜,扫描电镜观测。并且分析细胞群体倍增时间来比较微重力培养与平面培养的体外增殖能力差异。结果：在旋转式生物反应器的微重力培养体系中,人表皮细胞能快速贴附到微载体表面,在培养过程中达到很大的细胞密度,并且表现出很强的增殖能力和细胞活性。结论：使用旋转式生物反应器和微载体悬浮培养人表皮细胞,是大量制备皮肤组织工程种子细胞的一种有效方法。     

使用旋转式生物反应器体外扩增人表皮细胞

目的:使用Cytodex-3微载体和高截面纵横比的旋转式生物反应器容器作为培养系统大规模扩增人表皮细胞(hECs)。方法:使用中性蛋白酶和胰蛋白酶-EDTA两步骤法从人皮肤中分离出人表皮细胞,使用DIL标记细胞后结合微载体后在旋转式生物反应器(RCCS)中培养,细胞贴附微载体的生长状态使用倒置显微镜,扫描电镜观测。并且分析细胞群体倍增时间来比较微重力培养与平面培养的体外增殖能力差异。结果:在旋转式生物反应器的微重力培养体系中,人表皮细胞能快速贴附到微载体表面,在培养过程中达到很大的细胞密度,并且表现出很强的增殖能力和细胞活性。结论:使用旋转式生物反应器和微载体悬浮培养人表皮细胞,是大量制备皮肤组织工程种子细胞的一种有效方法。     

重组CHO细胞C_(28)株S基因序列的测定及分析

目的测定重组CHO细胞C28株S基因序列,研究其遗传稳定性,并与已全基因序列测定的乙型肝炎病毒的S基因序列进行比较分析,预测和揭示现有疫苗株对当前疾病流行株的防病效果。方法从C28株中选取第22代、24代2、5代2、7代、28代2、9代3、0代、31代3、2代3、3代和34代细胞,根据GenBank中C基因型adr亚型乙型肝炎病毒的全基因序列设计引物。采用酚-氯仿法抽提CHO细胞基因组DNA,用PCR法扩增各代次细胞的S基因,回收700 bp左右的目的片段,克隆至pMD18-T载体上进行序列测定。利用生物学软件MEGA4.1和BioEdit进行S基因序列同源性分析,绘制系统进化树,分析与其他HBV病毒株S基因的同源性。应用实验动物测定C28株生产的重组乙型肝炎疫苗的效价。结果 C28株十一个代次之间S基因序列核苷酸和氨基酸同源性均为100%;C28株十一个代次S基因与其他病毒株S基因比较,与C基因型乙型肝炎病毒同源性最高,与其他基因型乙型肝炎病毒的核苷酸同源性达91.4%～95.1%,氨基酸同源性达84.5%～93.3%。免疫NIH小鼠结果显示5批重组乙型肝炎疫苗的效价均符合标准。结论 C28株S基因在传代及保存过程中具有较高的稳定性,对当前疾病流行株有较好的防病效果。     

Understanding the effect of high gas entrance velocity on Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell culture performance and its implications on bioreactor scale-up and sparger design

There are three main potential sources for cell shear damage existing in stirred tank bioreactors. One is the potential high energy dissipation in the immediate impeller zones; another from small gas bubble burst; and third is from high gas entrance velocity (GEV) emitting from the sparger. While the first two have been thoroughly addressed for the scale-up of Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell culture knowing that a wide tolerable agitation range with non-damaging energy dissipation exists and the use of shear protectants like Pluronic F68 guard against cell damage caused by bubble burst, GEV remains a potential scale-up problem across scales for the drilled hole or open pipe sparger designs. GEV as high as 170 m/s due to high gas flow rates and relatively small sparger hole diameters was observed to be significantly detrimental to cell culture performance in a 12,000 L bioreactor when compared to a satellite 2 L bioreactor run with GEV of <1 m/s. Small scale study of GEV as high as 265 m/s confirmed this. Based on the results of this study, a critical GEV of >60 m/s for CHO cells is proposed, whereas previously 30 m/s has been reported for NS0 cells by Zhu, Cuenca, Zhou, and Varma (2008. Biotechnol. Bioeng., 101, 751–760). Implementation of new large scale spargers with larger diameter and more holes lowered GEV and helped improve the cell culture performance, closing the scale-up gap. Design of such new spargers was even more critical when hole plugging was discovered during large scale cultivation hence exacerbating the GEV impact. Furthermore, development of a scale down model based on mimicry of the large scale GEV profile as a function of time was proven to be beneficial for reproducing large scale results.     

Combining regulated and constitutive protein expression significantly boosts protein expression by increasing productivity without affecting CHO cell growth

Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells are commonly used for the expression of therapeutic proteins. To increase the titer output of CHO production cultures either specific productivity (Qp), growth, or both need to be increased. Generally, Qp and growth are inversely correlated and cell lines with high Qp have slower growth and vice versa. During the cell line development (CLD) process, the faster-growing cells tend to take over the culture and represent the majority of the isolated clones post single cell cloning. In this study, combinations of regulated and constitutive expression systems were used to supertransfect targeted integration (TI) cell lines expressing the same antibody either constitutively or under-regulated expression. Clone screening with a hybrid expression system (inducible + constitutive) allowed identification and selection of higher titer clones under uninduced conditions, without a negative impact on cell growth during clone selection and expansion. Induction of the regulated promoter(s) during the production phase increased the Qp without negatively affecting growth, resulting in approximately twofold higher titers (from 3.5 to 6–7 g/L). This was also confirmed using a 2-site TI host where the gene of interest was expressed inducibly from Site 1 and constitutively from Site 2. Our findings suggest that such a hybrid expression CLD system can be used to increase production titers, providing a novel approach for expression of therapeutic proteins with high titer market demands.     

Impacts on product quality attributes of monoclonal antibodies produced in CHO cell bioreactor cultures during intentional mycoplasma contamination events

A mycoplasma contamination event in a biomanufacturing facility can result in costly cleanups and potential drug shortages. Mycoplasma may survive in mammalian cell cultures with only subtle changes to the culture and penetrate the standard 0.2-µm filters used in the clarification of harvested cell culture fluid. Previously, we reported a study regarding the ability of Mycoplasma arginini to persist in a single-use, perfusion rocking bioreactor system containing a Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) DG44 cell line expressing a model monoclonal immunoglobulin G 1 (IgG1) antibody. Our previous work showed that M. arginini affects CHO cell growth profile, viability, nutrient consumption, oxygen use, and waste production at varying timepoints after M. arginini introduction to the culture. Careful evaluation of certain identified process parameters over time may be used to indicate mycoplasma contamination in CHO cell cultures in a bioreactor before detection from a traditional method. In this report, we studied the changes in the IgG1 product quality produced by CHO cells considered to be induced by the M. arginini contamination events. We observed changes in critical quality attributes correlated with the duration of contamination, including increased acidic charge variants and high mannose species, which were further modeled using principal component analysis to explore the relationships among M. arginini contamination, CHO cell growth and metabolites, and IgG1 product quality attributes. Finally, partial least square models using NIR spectral data were used to establish predictions of high levels (≥10⁴ colony-forming unit [CFU/ml]) of M. arginini contamination, but prediction of levels below 10⁴ CFU/ml were not reliable. Contamination of CHO cells with M. arginini resulted in significant reduction of antibody product quality, highlighting the importance of rapid microbiological testing and mycoplasma testing during particularly long upstream bioprocesses to ensure product safety and quality.     

CHO细胞法检测百日咳毒素毒性的影响因素

目的考察不同培养基、不同牛血清、血清灭活与否及生产过程中添加的各外源物质对百日咳毒素(pertussis toxin, PT)在中华仓鼠卵巢细胞(chinese hamster ovary cell, CHO)簇集试验中的影响。方法分别使用3种培养基F-12K、DMEM/F12和1640培养CHO细胞,并进行CHO细胞簇集试验,观察细胞生长状态及PT引起细胞簇集的敏感性;分别选取2个厂家的牛血清(对2种血清进行灭活和不灭活处理)培养CHO细胞,观察4种牛血清对细胞生长及簇集的影响;选用生产过程中添加的物质进行CHO细胞簇集试验,观察细胞生长状态及是否出现簇集,确定不影响细胞生长的最高浓度,同时使用不影响细胞生长的各添加物质最高浓度进行小鼠组胺致敏试验,观察与CHO细胞簇集试验结果是否一致。结果 3种培养基对CHO细胞生长及CHO细胞簇集存在明显差异,F-12K培养基培养的细胞形态规则、典型,其他2种培养基培养的细胞生长缓慢,且对PT的敏感性均低于F-12K培养基;4种牛血清中胎牛血清培养的细胞生长最快且形态规则,簇集试验敏感性优于其他3组血清;添加的各外源物质均会导致细胞生长缓慢或死亡,在稀释至一定浓度后可以排除添加物质对CHO细胞簇集试验的影响,同时在小鼠组胺致敏试验中不会引起动物死亡。结论 F-12K培养基最适宜实验室CHO细胞生长,不同血清对细胞生长和簇集的敏感度有一定差异,添加的外源物质残留量应进行控制以保证试验结果的稳定可靠。     

Sublytic C5b-9 triggers glomerular mesangial cell apoptosis via XAF1 gene activation mediated by p300-dependent IRF-1 acetylation

The apoptosis of glomerular mesangial cells (GMCs) in rat Thy-1 nephritis (Thy-1N), a model of human mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis (MsPGN), is accompanied by sublytic C5b-9 deposition. However, the mechanism by which sublytic C5b-9 induces GMC apoptosis is unclear. In the present studies, the effect of X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis-associated factor 1 (XAF1) expression on GMC apoptosis and the role of p300 and interferon regulatory factor-1 (IRF-1) in mediating XAF1 gene activation were determined, both in the GMCs induced by sublytic C5b-9 (in vitro) and in the renal tissues of rats with Thy-1N (in vivo). The in vitro studies demonstrated that IRF-1-enhanced XAF1 gene activation and its regulation by p300-mediated IRF-1 acetylation were involved in GMC apoptosis induced by sublytic C5b-9. The element of IRF-1 binding to XAF1 promoter and two acetylated sites of IRF-1 protein were also revealed. In vivo, silence of p300, IRF-1 or XAF1 genes in the renal tissues diminished GMC apoptosis and secondary GMC proliferation as well as urinary protein secretion in Thy-1N rats. Together, these data implicate that sublytic C5b-9 induces the expression of both p300 and IRF-1, as well as p300-dependent IRF-1 acetylation that may contribute to XAF1 gene activation and subsequent GMC apoptosis in Thy-1N rats.     

Saikosaponin C inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced apoptosis by suppressing caspase-3 activation and subsequent degradation of focal adhesion kinase in human umbilical vein endothelial cells

Bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is an important mediator of inflammation and a potent inducer of endothelial cell damage and apoptosis. In this study, we investigated the protective effects of saikosaponin C (SSc), one of the active ingredients produced by the traditional Chinese herb, Radix Bupleuri, against LPS-induced apoptosis in human umbilical endothelial cells (HUVECs). LPS triggered caspase-3 activation, which was found to be important in LPS-induced HUVEC apoptosis. Inhibition of caspase-3 also inhibited LPS-induced degradation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK), indicating that caspase-3 is important in LPS-mediated FAK degradation as well as in apoptosis in HUVECs. SSc significantly inhibited LPS-induced apoptotic cell death in HUVECs through the selective suppression of caspase-3. SSc was also shown to rescue LPS-induced FAK degradation and other cell adhesion signals. Furthermore, the protective effects of SSc against LPS-induced apoptosis were abolished upon pretreatment with a FAK inhibitor, highlighting the importance of FAK in SSc activity. Taken together, these results show that SSc efficiently inhibited LPS-induced apoptotic cell death via inhibition of caspase-3 activation and caspase-3-mediated-FAK degradation. Therefore, SSc represents a promising therapeutic candidate for the treatment of vascular endothelial cell injury and cellular dysfunction.