Table 2.
Quantification of rhGM-CSF in cell culture supernatants using different assays.

Assay

rhGM-CSF concentration

Specific Activity a

Sandwich ELISA with MAb-Polyclonal

2.1 ng/ml

1,094 U/ng

Sandwich ELISA with 2 Mabs

2.6 ng/ml

884 U/ng

Competitive ELISA

422.0 ng/ml

5 U/ng

In vitro biological activity

2,297.2 U/ml

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aThe specific activity was estimated as the ratio between the in vitro biological activity and the concentration estimated by ELISA.

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