Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory, Cancer Research Technology Program, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA.
Methods Mol Biol. 2024;2789:193-207. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3786-9_20.
Delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) reactions are among the common reasons for drug withdrawal from clinical use during the post-marketing stage. Several in vivo methods have been developed to test DTH responses in animal models. They include the local lymph node assay (LLNA) and local lymph node proliferation assay (LLNP). While LLNA is instrumental in testing topically administered formulations (e.g., creams), the LLNP was proven to be predictive of drug-mediated DTH in response to small molecule pharmaceuticals. Global efforts in reducing the use of research animals lead to the development of in vitro models to predict test-materials' mediated DTH. Two such models include the analysis of surface marker expression in human cell lines THP-1 and U-937. These tests are known as the human cell line activation test (hCLAT) and myeloid U937 skin sensitization test (MUSST or U-SENS), respectively. Here we describe experimental procedures for all these methods, discuss their in vitro-in vivo correlation, and suggest a strategy for applying these tests to analyze engineered nanomaterials and nanotechnology-formulated drug products.
迟发型超敏反应 (DTH) 是药物在上市后阶段从临床应用中撤出的常见原因之一。已经开发了几种体内方法来测试动物模型中的 DTH 反应。它们包括局部淋巴结测定 (LLNA) 和局部淋巴结增殖测定 (LLNP)。虽然 LLNA 可用于测试局部给予的制剂(例如乳膏),但 LLNP 已被证明可预测小分子药物引起的 DTH。减少研究动物使用的全球努力导致开发了体外模型来预测测试材料介导的 DTH。两种这样的模型包括分析人细胞系 THP-1 和 U-937 中表面标记物的表达。这些测试分别称为人细胞系激活测试 (hCLAT) 和髓样 U937 皮肤致敏测试 (MUSST 或 U-SENS)。在这里,我们描述了所有这些方法的实验程序,讨论了它们的体外-体内相关性,并提出了应用这些测试来分析工程纳米材料和纳米技术制剂药物产品的策略。