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A comparative study between outbred and inbred rat strains for the use in in vivo IPV potency testing
Viki Bockstal1, Barbara Sanders1, Rogier Achterberg1
1Janssen Vaccines & Prevention B.V., The Netherlands.
Abstract:
In vivo potency testing of inactivated poliovirus vaccines (IPV) is generally performed in rats, although no systematic investigation has identified the most appropriate rat strain for anti-poliovirus antibody quantification. We investigated humoral immune responses to IPV in five different rat strains to identify the most suitable strain. Three outbred (Wistar, Wistar Hannover, Sprague-Dawley) and two inbred rat strains (Fisher 344, Wistar Furth) were immunized intramuscularly with a full or one-fifth human dose of commercial IPV. Anti-poliovirus neutralizing antibody (NA) titers were measured using Salk and Sabin virus neutralizing assays. Post-vaccination responses varied between strains; inbred strains showed greater animal-to-animal variation in NA responses than outbred strains. Virus NA titers persisted for 9 weeks with little reduction in the response. The outbred Wistar rat model was identified as the preferred strain for IPV potency testing based on its capacity to produce high, dose-dependent anti-poliovirus NA responses, with low animal-to-animal variation.
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