Taking advantage of a high-throughput flow cytometer for the implementation of an ADCC assay for regulatory compliance

Technological advances allowed the development of high-throughput instruments such as IntelliCyt iQue Screener PLUS®. Here, we took advantage of this technology to transfer a previously validated cytotoxicity assay. The evaluated parameters were cell permeability, caspase activation and phosphatidyl serine exposure. The assay was accurate (r(2) = 0.90), precise (%CV ≤ 18.90) and specific. These results showed that this technology is suitable to be used in control quality environments. In addition, the automation provided a faster acquisition and analysis of data with precise and accurate results. This application could be implemented to evaluate another in vitro mechanism of action of different biotherapeutics.