An ex vivo method for studying inflammation in cynomolgus monkeys: analysis of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods
A AkesonJ Robinson

Abstract

Nonhuman primates have been used as models for testing the role of interleukin-1 (IL-1) in inflammatory diseases, including endotoxemia. The objective of this investigation was to develop a reproducible and rapid method for in vivo evaluation of IL-1 antagonists using cynomolgus monkeys. IL-1 alone can induce many of the symptoms of endotoxemia in monkeys including fever, loss of appetite, and lethargy, however, test animals are slow to recover and may become desensitized to IL-1. We have developed an ex vivo method using whole blood for analysis of IL-1 antagonists administered in vivo to the monkeys and report here results for the naturally occurring IL-1 receptor antagonist, IL-1ra. In this procedure, animals are given an i.v. infusion of IL-1ra, and blood samples are taken preinfusion and during the infusion. The samples are incubated with or without IL-1 beta and the subsequent ex vivo induction of IL-6 determined. This allows analysis of the effects of in vivo pharmacodynamics on the efficacy of antagonists without exposing the test animals to IL-1. In this ex vivo protocol, each animal serves as its own control, eliminating from the assessment the large animal to animal variation observed with in vivo responses. By testi...Continue Reading

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