Journal of Nanomedicine & Biotherapeutic Discovery
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Impact of EDTA on Monoclonal Antibodies in Biotherapeutics Formulations

Mahendra Kumar^{* *}Correspondence: Mahendra Kumar, Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis, BIS College of Pharmacy, Moga, Punjab, India, Email:

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About the Study

As evidenced by their increasing inclusion in the WHO List of Essential Medicines, biotherapeutics like recombinant and monoclonal antibodies have established themselves as cornerstones of contemporary medicine. However, although usually providing improvements in terms of clinical outcomes above current standards of care, they are typically out of the price range of people in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), in part due to their high expenses. In order to solve this issue, the WHO Model List of Important Medicines Expert Committee has asked that the Medicines Patent Pool look into intellectual property licensing. We thus looked at how licencing, by utilizing expert advice and internal technical expertise, may successfully increase the affordability of and faster access to biotherapeutics in LMICs. Prioritizing potential biotherapeutics targets in accordance with their potential to have an impact on public health; supporting biologic drugs product and clinical advancement (such as through transfer of technology to expedite regulatory approval); and facilitating biosimilars entry and use in LMICs are some of the key factors that have been identified as relevant to support the availability of affordable biosimilars in LMICs through licensing (by meeting procurement, supply chain, and health system requirements). In order to maintain physical and chemical stability, reasonable formulation composition selection and design to address molecule- and product-specific demands are essential for the development of biotherapeutics. This uses an integrated biotherapeutics medicinal product development workflow to assess the effects of EDTA and methionine on protein oxidation in two antibody-based (mAb) proteins (mAbA, mAbB, and mAbC).

Inferential statistical analysis, structure-based in silico modelling, high-throughput experimental automation and implementation, and improved interactive data visualization of huge datasets are all included in this methodology. The effects of formulation factors, such as pH, protein concentration, and the presence of polysorbate 80, on the oxidation of certain conserved and variable residues of mAbs A, B, and C in the presence of stressors (iron, peroxide), and/or protectants (EDTA, L-methionine). The requirement for molecule- and product-specific selection of these active ingredients during formulation development is highlighted by the distinct residue-specific effects of EDTA and methionine in preventing oxidation as shown by residue-specific evaluation by automated high-throughput peptide mapping. To understand how methionine residues are susceptible to oxidation, computational modelling based on a homology modeling and the two-shell Water Coordination Approach (WCN) was used.

WCN and experimentally measured oxidation for matching residues were well correlated in the computational parameters of local solvent exposures of methionine residues. Rapid highresolution data generation, statistical analysis, and interactive visualization of the elevated residue-level data containing about 200 different formulations make it easier to assess oxidation (global and local) protectants for specific residues, molecules, and products during the early stages of the development of mAbs and related biofilm modalities. Due to the patient comfort and costeffectiveness, the subcutaneous injection is the primary method of treatment for Monoclonal Antibodies (mAbs) and numerous other biotherapeutics.

Conclusion

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