Table 1.

Virus and other safety tests of the M35-1 imMKCL MCB

ItemMethodCriterionResult
1. Sterility test (bacteria and fungus) Direct culture (JP, USP, and EP compatible) Negative Negative 
2. Mycoplasma test Agar and nonagar culture (JP, USP, and EP compatible) Negative Negative 
3. Virus tests    
General in vitro test 28-day cell culture (Vero, MRC, BHK, HeLa, and NIH3T3) Negative Negative 
General in vivo test Mouse and infant mouse, embryonated egg administration Negative Negative 
Detection test    
Mouse virus Mouse antibody production Negative Negative 
Rat virus Rat antibody production Negative Negative 
Hamster virus Hamster antibody production Negative Negative 
Human virus qPCR of 14 virus (HIV-1/2, human T-lymphotropic virus type 1/2, hepatitis A virus, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, HHV-6, HHV-7, HHV-8, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, simian virus 40, and parvovirus B19) Negative Negative 
Bovine/swine virus FDA 9 CRF method Negative Negative 
Circovirus qPCR Negative Negative 
Bovine Parvovirus qPCR Negative Negative 
Swine hepatitis E virus qPCR Negative Negative 
Torque Teno virus qPCR Negative Negative 
Mouse endogenous virus    
Reverse transcriptase F-PERT high sensitivity reverse transcriptase activity detection Negative Negative 
Electron microscope (transmission electron microscope) Observation of 200 cells Negative Negative 
S + L–focus assay  Negative Negative 
Replication competent retrovirus Xenogeneic retrovirus detection Negative Negative 
Aves virus Detection of replication competent retrovirus in the cell qPCR (adenovirus, chicken parvovirus, avian encephalomyelitis, canine adenovirus, and Reovirus) Negative Negative 
Equine virus  Negative Negative 
Insect virus FDA 9 CFR method qPCR (Flock house virus, Nodamura virus, Boolarra virus, and Pariacoto virus) Negative Negative 
4. In vitro tumorigenicity Colony forming after γ-ray irradiation Compatible Compatible 
ItemMethodCriterionResult
1. Sterility test (bacteria and fungus) Direct culture (JP, USP, and EP compatible) Negative Negative 
2. Mycoplasma test Agar and nonagar culture (JP, USP, and EP compatible) Negative Negative 
3. Virus tests    
General in vitro test 28-day cell culture (Vero, MRC, BHK, HeLa, and NIH3T3) Negative Negative 
General in vivo test Mouse and infant mouse, embryonated egg administration Negative Negative 
Detection test    
Mouse virus Mouse antibody production Negative Negative 
Rat virus Rat antibody production Negative Negative 
Hamster virus Hamster antibody production Negative Negative 
Human virus qPCR of 14 virus (HIV-1/2, human T-lymphotropic virus type 1/2, hepatitis A virus, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, HHV-6, HHV-7, HHV-8, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, simian virus 40, and parvovirus B19) Negative Negative 
Bovine/swine virus FDA 9 CRF method Negative Negative 
Circovirus qPCR Negative Negative 
Bovine Parvovirus qPCR Negative Negative 
Swine hepatitis E virus qPCR Negative Negative 
Torque Teno virus qPCR Negative Negative 
Mouse endogenous virus    
Reverse transcriptase F-PERT high sensitivity reverse transcriptase activity detection Negative Negative 
Electron microscope (transmission electron microscope) Observation of 200 cells Negative Negative 
S + L–focus assay  Negative Negative 
Replication competent retrovirus Xenogeneic retrovirus detection Negative Negative 
Aves virus Detection of replication competent retrovirus in the cell qPCR (adenovirus, chicken parvovirus, avian encephalomyelitis, canine adenovirus, and Reovirus) Negative Negative 
Equine virus  Negative Negative 
Insect virus FDA 9 CFR method qPCR (Flock house virus, Nodamura virus, Boolarra virus, and Pariacoto virus) Negative Negative 
4. In vitro tumorigenicity Colony forming after γ-ray irradiation Compatible Compatible 

JP, Japanese Pharmacopeia; USP, Unites States Pharmacopeia; EP, European Pharmacopeia; CFR, Code of Federal Regulations; FDA, Food and Drug Administration; HHV, human herpesvirus; F-PERT, fluorescent-product enhanced reverse transcriptase.

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