[Recombinant human erythropoietin: method of in vivo evaluation using normocythemic mice].

Purpose: The implementation of an in vivo assay to determine the biological activity of human recombinant erythropoietin (Hu-r EPO) is essential. The purpose of this study was to perform and optimize the conditions of an easy in vivo bioassay suitable for routine testing of quality control of Hu-r EPO preparations.

Material And Methods: Normocythemic 8 weeks female mice treated with different Hu-r EPO doses were employed.

[Streptokinase: correlation between different methods of biological evaluation].

A study was carried out to establish an appropriate method for streptokinase (SK) potency determination (biological assay) in order to fulfil the main function of the Instituto Nacional de Medicamentos respecting products marketed in Argentina. The potency of different commercial samples of SK was determined against the International Standard, and three internationally accepted methods were used for this purpose: fibrin plate, clot lysis and chromogenic method. The analysis of results suggests that the fibrin plate method is the least precise and reproducible.

[Latin American regional reference materials for porcine heparin and bovine heparin].

In agreement with the Regional Programme of Reference Materials of the Panamerican Health Organization the Instituto Nacional de Farmacología y Bromatología of Buenos Aires designed a study for the calibration of a Reference Material for Heparin, porcine, mucosal and a Reference Material for Heparin, bovine, mucosal. The assay methods used in this study were those described in the United States Pharmacopeia XXI Ed and British Pharmacopoeia 1980, Addendum 1983. The overall combined potency estimates of both heparin in preparations relative to 4th Int.