cGMP rHu EPO Solution
The highest quality cGMP rHu EPO on the market today.
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Akron’s Recombinant Human Erythropoietin (rHu EPO) Solution is manufactured following all relevant cGMP guidelines for ancillary materials and is supported by a Type II Master File (MF), which can be referenced by the FDA during your drug or biologic application process. Akron’s rHu EPO, expressed in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells, is a heavily glycosylated, ~30.4 kDa, glycoprotein containing 165 amino acids, with an identical sequence to natural erythropoietin. This recombinant form is known as epoetin alfa, which has an average glycosylation pattern and the same biological effects as endogenous erythropoietin in vivo.
It is purified in a pharmaceutical facility without the use of affinity columns such as histidine tag resins, which eliminate the use of nickel or other metals. Sterile filtration with aseptic filling are performed with Endotoxin and Sterility performed per USP/EP on the final product. The liquid product is packaged in vials and available in 40,000 IU and 2,000 IU aliquots, similar to the dosage forms of Procrit® and Epogen®.
Active Substance
• Amino acid sequence identical to Procrit® and Epogen® (epoetin alfa)
• Expressed in CHO cells
• All raw materials are compliant, controlled, and traceable under Akron’s Quality Management System (QMS)
Manufacturing
• Type II eCTD MF (#027160) on file with FDA
• Animal-free media components
• Formulated with a carrier protein, HSA (injectable)
• Tag-free pharmaceutical biosimilar processing
• Sterile filtration and aseptic filling
Quality
• Relevant cGMP guidelines used in manufacture, testing, and release
• Master Cell Bank characterized according to EMEA – Note for Guidance on Virus Validation Studies CPMP/BWP/268/95; 29.2. 1996
• USP <1043>, Ancillary Materials for Cell, Gene, and Tissue-Engineered Products
• EP 5.2.12, Raw Materials of Biological Origin for the Production of Cell-based and Gene Therapy Medicinal Products
• ISO 13485:2016, Medical Devices - Quality Management Systems - Requirements for Regulatory Purposes
• ISO/TS 20399-1-3:2018, Biotechnology - Ancillary Materials Present During the Production of Cellular Therapeutic Products
• High Purity, Low Endotoxin - Endotoxin and Sterility testing per USP/EP
Stability
• 24-month shelf life
• Store at 2-8 °C
• Transport with cold packs
For Use Statement
For research use or further manufacturing use in ex vivo cell therapy applications only. This product is not intended for direct in vivo use or for direct clinical use as a drug, therapeutic, biologic, or medical device.
• Appearance
• pH
• Biological Activity
• Western Blot
• Non-Reducing SDS-PAGE
• Peptide Mapping
• N-terminal Sequence Analysis
• Host Cell Derived Proteins
• Host Cell DNA
• Bacterial Endotoxins
• Sterility
In vivo, erythropoietin is largely responsible for erythropoiesis, controlling the differentiation and maintenance of red blood cells with their progenitors and precursors from hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). Erythropoietin is also essential for angiogenesis in the embryo and adult human1, and plays a protective role in many tissues, with anti-apoptotic effects having been show in the brain, heart, and small intestines. Akron’s cGMP-compliant rHu EPO can be used to stimulate cell proliferation and differentiation of erythroid progenitor cells and stimulate expansion of Tregs and CD34+ cells.
Aliquot Sizes & Formats
Liquid Vials (2,000 IU) Cat. # AK9941-0002
Liquid Vials (40,000 IU) Cat. # AK9941-0040
