In vitro comparison of the complement-scavenging capacity of different intravenous immunoglobulin preparations

Spycher, M; Matozan, K; Minnig, K; Zehnder, R; Miescher, S; Hoefferer, L; Rieben, R (2009). In vitro comparison of the complement-scavenging capacity of different intravenous immunoglobulin preparations. Vox sanguinis, 97(4), pp. 348-54. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2009.01217.x

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Complement inhibition is considered important in the mechanism of action of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in a number of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. The capacity of different IVIG preparations to 'scavenge' activated C3 and thereby inhibit complement activation was assessed by a new in vitro assay. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Diluted human serum as a complement source, with or without addition of different concentrations of IVIG, was incubated in microtitre plates coated with heat-aggregated human IgG. Complement scavenging was measured by detecting reduced C3 binding and determining fluid phase C3b-IgG complex formation. Complement activation induced by the IVIG preparations was measured as C5a formation. RESULTS: All IVIG preparations exhibited a dose-dependent inhibition of C3b deposition, correlating strongly with binding of C3b to fluid-phase IgG, but the extent of complement scavenging varied considerably between different IVIG preparations. At an IVIG concentration of 0.9 mg/ml, the inhibition of C3b deposition ranged from 72 +/- 16% to 22 +/- 4.1%. The reduction of C3b deposition on the complement-activating surface was not due to IVIG-induced complement activation in the fluid phase, as shown by the low C5a formation in the presence of serum. CONCLUSION: In vitro analysis allows comparison of the complement-inhibitory properties of IVIG preparations. The extent of complement scavenging varies between the products.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > Forschungsbereich Mu50 > Forschungsgruppe Herz und Gefässe

UniBE Contributor:

Matozan, Katja, Rieben, Robert

ISSN:

0042-9007

Publisher:

Wiley-Blackwell

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 15:13

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:22

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/j.1423-0410.2009.01217.x

PubMed ID:

19656348

Web of Science ID:

000270734500010

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/32061 (FactScience: 196919)

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