The ELISA-based monocyte activation test (MAT) facilitates the replacement of the rabbit pyrogen test (RPT) for the detection of Innate Immune Response-Modulating Impurities (IIRMIs) in injectable drugs by activation of monocytes in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). We describe the use of a triple-color IL-1β/IL-6/TNF-α FluoroSpot assay as a sensitive tool for quantification of the frequencies of IIRMI-activated monocytes as well as determination of the relative amount of pyrogenic cytokine(s) produced by each activated cell.
Keywords: Cytokine; ELISpot; Endotoxin; FluoroSpot; Monocyte activation test; Pyrogens.
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