• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.85-88
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• 1986

To estimate the effect of some injectable antibiotics (ampicillin sodium, cefazolin sodium, cephaloridine, cefuroxime sodium and chloramphenicol sodium succinate) on pyrogen tests, the Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) test and an ultrafiltration technique were used. The rabbit pyrogen test was also used in the case of cafazolin sodium. At high antibiotic concentrations, these samples which were artificially contaminated with endotoxin inhibited the gelation reaction of LAL. But the gelation reaction occurred when most of the antibiotic was removed by ultrafiltration. Likewise, cefazolin sodium interfered not only with the LAL test but also with the rabbit pyrogen test. From these results it can be said that special modification to eliminate interference should be taken into consideration for valid method of pyrogen tests in the parenteral products containing these antibiotics.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.219-225
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• 2006

The rabbit pyrogen test and Limulus amoebocyte lysate (LAL) assay have been used to detect endotoxins present in vaccines. Currently, the rabbit pyrogen test is used to detect endotoxins in hepatitis B (HB) vaccines, even though the HB surface protein, which is the active ingredient, is overexpressed in and purified from eukaryotic cells that lack these endotoxins. Although the LAL clot assay is sensitive and reliable and can be used to replace the rabbit pyrogen test, its reaction is limited by the lack of responsiveness to the Gram-positive bacterial components. Furthermore, aluminum hydroxide in the HB vaccine can interfere with the LAL assay. In contrast, macrophages can detect the endotoxin as well as other pyrogens, and secrete $TNF-{\alpha}$. Therefore, this study was undertaken to examine the possibility of replacing the animal tests with a more efficient $TNF-{\alpha}$ secretion assay. With this in mind, we determined if aluminum hydroxide in the HB vaccines affects the $TNF-{\alpha}$ secretion assay. HB vaccines and the HB protein solutions spiked with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) produced the same level of dose-dependent $TNF{\alpha}$ secretion and temperature increase in rabbits, indicating that aluminum hydroxide in the HB vaccine does not interfere with the pyrogenic response in rabbits, nor does it interfere with $TNF-{\alpha}$ secretion. In addition, the $TNF-{\alpha}$ assay was found to be more sensitive than the LAL assay, and correlated well with the pyrogen test and the LAL assay. These results suggest that the $TNF-{\alpha}$ assay in RAW264.7 cells is a good substitute for the current pyrogen assays that are used for detecting LPS in HB vaccines as well as in other vaccines containing aluminum.

• 약학회지
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.606-613
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• 1999

To survey the possibility of replacing the pyrogen test with Limulus Amebocyte Lysate(LAL) test and to find out a standard methods suitable to our blood products made in Korea, 100 samples of 20% human serum albumin were tested by commercial LAL test kits and results of those were compared with rabbit pyrogen test. The LAL test is used both dinetic-chromogenically and kinetic-turbidimetrically. Both methods equally showed broad detection range (5.0~0.005 EU/ml), excellent sensitivity ($\geq$ 0.005 EU/ml) and predominant recovery rate within valid dilution range, but kinetic-turbidimetric method seemed to be more reproducible than kinetic-chromogenic method(kinetic-chromogenic method : S.D. = 15.88, kinetic-turbidimetric method : S.D. = 8.12). After heating the sample at 75$^{\circ}C$ for 15 min, the results showed a little elevated recovery rate with both methods. After performing the test on 100 albumin samples with both kits, the results were analysed using the USP standard (1.33 EU/ml). 7% of samples in kinetic-chromogenic methods and 1% of samples in kinetic-turbidimetric method exceeded the limit of endotoxin levels regulated for blood products in USA. Because this phenomenon was not observed in both methods at the same time and both methods have high sensitivity ($\geq$0.005 EU/ml), these results seemed to depend on nonspecific reaction. Considering its sensitivity and reproducibility, we could assure that LAL test is proper to detecting pyrogenic with good sensitivity.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.181-188
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• 1988

This study was carried out to investigate whether the use of the high endotoxin-sensitive or the low endotoxin-sensitive rabbits (New Zealand White strain) are more suited for the pyrogen test regulated by the Korean Pharmacopeia and United State Pharmacopeia. The results obtained were as follows. 1. The ferbrile responese were increased according to increased endotoxin doses used (i.e., 0.1, 1, 5, 10ng/kg) and the febrile responses reached to its maximum between 90 mins and 120 mins after the intravenous injection of endotoxin.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.117-121
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• 1981

분리 정제한 황색색소의 안정성을 검토하기 위하여 in vivo 및 in vitro 시험을 한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. Mouse를 이용한 안정성 시험은 경구 투여시 LSD$_{50}$은 체중 20g당 0.13245g이었다. 2. 본 색소를 이용한 발열성물질 시험결과 발열 한도량은 체내투여시 kg 당 5 mg이었다. 3. 본 색소를 이용한 histamin 물질 시험은 혈압강하물질 표준품으로 비교할 때 시험동물 당 10 mg까지 안정하였다. 4. 본 색소의 병원성균에 대한 감수성 시험결과 500 mcg/$m\ell$ 농도에서 Bacillus subtilis(ATCC 6633), Sarcina lutea (ATCC 8341) 및 Staphylococcus aureus(ATCC 6538-P)에 대하여 미량의 저해 작용을 나타내었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.157-166
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• 1984

These biologic test procedures are designed to test the suitability of P.V.C. made in Korea intended for parenteral preparation, which were based on the U.S. Pharmacopeia XIX "Biologic Test-Plastic Container", Official from July 1, 1975. Healthy adult human blood and rabbits weighing 2\ulcorner.2Kg were used for test materials. Sample P.V.C. were sampled from the medical equipments made in Korea randomly and Control P.V.C. were sampled from the standardized Cobe and Polystan P.V.C. tubes. P.V.C. extract was prepared from a homogeneous P.V.C. samples by incubating 60 square centimeters of the sample per 20 millimeters of sterile pyrogen-free saline at 70\ulcorner for 72 hours or autoclaving at 120\ulcorner for 1 hour. The Implantation Test was designed to evaluate the reaction of living tissue to the plastic by the method of the implantation of the Sample itself into animal tissue. The Systemic Injection Test, the Intracutaneous Test, and the remainders were designed to determine the biological response of animals to plastics by the single-dose injection of specific extracts prepared from a Sample. The results are as follows; 1.Implantation Test - No significant difference for reactions was noted between the Sample treated animal and the Control after 72 hours of implantation. 2.Systemic Toxicity Injection Test - No sign of toxicity and/or death immediately after injection and at 4, 24, 48 hours respectfully after injection. 3.Intracutaneous Test - None of the animals treated with the Sample showed a significantly greater reaction than the observed in the animals treated with Blank. 4.Pyrogen Assay-Only one animal treated with the Sample showed the maximal rise of rectal temperature about 0.2\ulcorner after 3 hours of injection, but remainders showed no change. 5.Hemolytic Index - The positive Control tube of distilled water exhibited complete hemolysis while the negative Control tube and P.V.C. extract were negative demonstrating no hemolysis. 6.Cell Morphology of Erythrocytes and Leukocytes on Stored, Heparinized Human Blood -- There was no significant difference in the morphology of either the Control or Sample extract. 7.Clotting Mechanism of Human Blood in vitro - After allowing to the P.V.C. extract at room temperature for 5 Hours and at 10\ulcorner for 24 hours, there was no appreciable difference in Prothrombin Time under these conditions. 8.Clotting Mechanism of Rabbit in vivo - At the termination of 5 days after intraperitoneal injection of the P.V.C. extract, no significant changes in Clotting Time were observed. According to the above results, it could be concluded that the P.V.C. made in Korea was acceptable for parenteral preparation, especially treated with physiologic saline and/or human blood.man blood.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.116-133
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• 1996

생체합금의 생체적합성을 검증하기위해, 표면처리가 되지 않은 타이타늄 봉과 표면처리를 시행한 타이타늄 봉을 실험용토끼의 대퇴골 근위부에 삽입하여 6주, 12주 및 26주후 방사선 관찰 후 광학현미경적 검사를 통한 골 반응을 비교 관찰하였다. 전 례에서 부식에 의한 반응은 관찰되지 않았으며, 신생골의 증식은 타이타늄의 삽입 후 26주까지 경도의 골증식이 관찰되었으나, 표면처리여부에는 관계가 없었다. 표면처리를 시행하지 않은 타이타늄의 삽입한 11례 중 1례의 경우 삽입 후 12주에 경도의 골괴사반응이 관찰되었으며 표면처리를 시행한 타이타늄을 삽입한 후 전 례에서 골괴사가 관찰되지 않았다. 이는 수술적 조작에 의한 것으로 사료되었다. 섬유원세포의 증식은 시기에 관계없이 전 례에서 관찰되었으며, 표면처리 여부 혹은 시간의 경과 정도와 관계가 없었다. 표면처리를 시행하지 않은 타이타늄의 삽입 후 6주에는 침윤정도 및 조직반응정도는 표면처리한 타이타늄의 삽입에 비해 통계적으로 유의하게 증가하였다. 그러나, 12주 및 26주 후에는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 다중회귀분석법의 단계별 투입방식을 이용하여 세포의 침윤율을 시간의 경과와 표면 처리여부에 따라 상관관계를 분석한결과, 세포 침윤율은 시간의 경과 및 표면처리를 하게 됨에 따라 감소하는 경향이 있었다. 조직 반응율의 정도도 침윤율과 유사한 양상을 나타내었다. 이상의 결과, 생체합금의 표면처리에 따라 골반응의 정도가 유의한 차이가 있었으므로 내고정 기구의 제작을 위해서는 보다 생체 적합성이 양호한 제작방법의 개발이 요구될 것으로 사료되었다.