Yan Xianglei, Arcoverde Cerveira Rodrigo, Ols Sebastian, Lenart Klara, Hellgren Fredrika, Miranda Marcos, Engstrand Olivia, Reinhardt Annika, Eriksson Bengt, Loré Karin
Division of Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Center of Molecular Medicine, Stockholm, Sweden.
Lab Anim (NY). 2025 May 16. doi: 10.1038/s41684-025-01547-y.
Nonhuman primates have a key role in the evaluation of novel therapeutics including vaccine and drug development. Monitoring biochemical and hematological parameters of macaques is critical to understand toxicity and safety, but general reference intervals following standardized guidelines remain to be determined. Here we compiled multiple internal datasets to define normal ranges of classical biochemical and hematological parameters in Indian and Chinese rhesus macaques as well as cynomolgus macaques. Furthermore, the combination of hematological data with phenotypic information of cells obtained by flow cytometry enabled analyses of specific immune cell subsets. We found that vaccination generally induced transient changes at 24 h in cell frequencies accompanied by fluctuation in selected liver enzymes and metabolites. However, most parameters remained within our identified reference intervals. These deviations did not lead to noticeable side effects. Fluctuation in selected biochemical and hematological parameters was accompanied with differentiation of CD14CD16 intermediate monocytes and upregulation of genes associated with interleukin-1 signaling. By contrast, two animals with noticeable side effects showed sustained deviations. This study provides insights into baseline and vaccine-induced biochemical and hematological profiles of healthy macaques, facilitating the interpretation of toxicity and safety assessments in preclinical trials of novel therapies.
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