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  • Cell Culture Engineering
  • Metabolic Engineering

Background:

  • Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are critical therapeutics, with production efficiency significantly impacted by cell culture processes.
  • High-seeding-density (HSD) strategies have emerged as a key advancement for improving mAb titers in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell cultures.
  • Understanding cellular metabolism under HSD conditions is essential for further process optimization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the metabolic effects of high seeding processes for mAb production in CHO cells.
  • To identify key metabolites and their interactions influencing mAb titers under HSD conditions.
  • To compare metabolic profiles of standard fed-batch (STD FB) and HSD cultivations.

Main Methods:

  • Cultivation of CHO cells using standard fed-batch and high-seeding-density strategies.
  • Metabolic flux analysis using reconstructed metabolic networks and kinetic models.
  • Analysis of key metabolites, including amino acids and organic acids, under different feeding strategies (e.g., bolus medium addition).

Main Results:

  • HSD cultivations exhibited high glycolytic fluxes, asparagine depletion, and a shift from lactate production to consumption.
  • Addition of a bolus medium (BM) enriched with asparagine improved final mAb titers.
  • Elevated asparagine concentrations in the feed hindered the beneficial lactate shift, indicating a metabolic trade-off.

Conclusions:

  • Optimizing asparagine availability is critical for maximizing mAb production titers in HSD CHO cell cultures.
  • A balance must be struck between supplementing asparagine to overcome limitations and maintaining metabolic shifts for optimal cell performance.
  • Metabolic network analysis provides valuable insights for refining feeding strategies in biopharmaceutical manufacturing.