n-Dodecyl-β-D-maltoside inhibits aggregation of human interferon-β-1b and reduces its immunogenicity

J Neuroimmune Pharmacol. 2011 Mar;6(1):158-62. doi: 10.1007/s11481-010-9226-7. Epub 2010 Jun 8.

Abstract

The development of neutralizing antibodies to the protein drug interferon-β is a significant impediment to its use in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Neutralizing antibodies to interferon-β arise from aggregation of the peptide during manufacturing and storage. We tested the ability of dodecylmaltoside, a nontoxic alkylsaccharide surfactant, to reduce aggregation of interferon-β in vitro and to reduce its immunogenicity in vivo. Interferon-β, in solution with and without dodecylmaltoside, was periodically evaluated for aggregation by light scatter for 1 month. Interferon-β, with and without dodecylmaltoside, was given 3 days/week for 1 month to mice; the sera of these mice were analyzed for anti-interferon-β antibodies by ELISA. Dodecylmaltoside reduces the aggregation of interferon-β in vitro and its immunogenicity in vivo. Our positive findings warrant additional tests of dodecylmaltoside as a therapeutic adjuvant in rodent models of multiple sclerosis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing / blood*
  • Antibody Formation / drug effects*
  • Detergents / pharmacology
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Excipients / pharmacology*
  • Female
  • Glucosides / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Interferon beta-1b
  • Interferon-beta / chemistry*
  • Interferon-beta / immunology*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Multiple Sclerosis / drug therapy
  • Multiple Sclerosis / immunology
  • Neopterin / blood

Substances

  • Antibodies, Neutralizing
  • Detergents
  • Excipients
  • Glucosides
  • Interferon beta-1b
  • Neopterin
  • dodecyl maltoside
  • Interferon-beta