Table 1 Quality control at critical processing points

From: Clinical investigation on nebulized human umbilical cord MSC-derived extracellular vesicles for pulmonary fibrosis treatment

Parameter

Release criteria

Method

CQCP1: working bank cell

 Cell karyotyping

Normal with no deletions, translocations and mutations

Karyotyping system

 Cell STR profiling

No cross-contamination

Short Tandem Repeats alignment

CQCP2: cell culture supernatant

 Mycoplasma

Negative

qPCR

 Exogenous virus

Negative

According to ChP

CQCP3: purified EVS

 Mycoplasma

Negative

qPCR

 Exogenous virus

Negative

According to ChP

 Sterility

Negative

Microbial culture system

 Particle analysis

50-400 nm particles > 90%

NTA

 Identity marker

CD9 + , CD63 + , CD81 + , CANX − 

WB

 Antibiotic residue

Negative

ELISA

 Biological activity

Inhibition of NF-κB signaling pathway in co-cultured cells

Luciferase

 Immune response

Inhibit Th1/2/17 and promote Treg

FACS

 Protein concentration

-

BCA

CQCP4: EVs nebulization drug

 Mycoplasma

Negative

qPCR

 Exogenous virus

Negative

According to ChP

 Sterility

Negative

Microbial culture system

 Endotoxin

< 0.25 EU/ml

Limulus assay

 Particle analysis

Labeled amount ± 20%

NTA