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Immunization with a synthetic peptide conjugate derived from the N-terminal sequence of either the beta-chain of haemoglobin or the immunosuppressive protein (reOLT 4) reduces the litter size of pregnant rats.

Abstract：

:A synthetic peptide conjugate based on the N-terminal sequence of a 10 000 MW immunosuppressive serum protein (reOLT 4) was used to immunize female Lewis rats prior to mating, in order to determine whether blocking this protein had an effect on pregnancy. The N-terminal sequence of (reOLT 4) has close sequence homology to the beta-chain of rat haemoglobin so a peptide conjugate based on the N-terminal sequence of this protein was also used to immunize female Lewis rats. Controls included animals that were not immunized and animals that received the peptide carrier, diphtheria toxoid (DT). No statistical differences were found in gestation time or litter sizes in these groups. Differences were, however, evident between these groups and animals that received DT-(reOLT 4) (group 4) or the DT-beta-chain haemoglobin (group 5). There were no statistical differences in litter size or gestation time for group 4 when compared with group 5. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and dot-blot analysis revealed that rats from both groups also had strong responses against DT, the peptide conjugate they were immunized with and the corresponding full-length protein. In both cases, animals from group 4 and group 5 had weak responses to the peptide that they did not receive, together with lower erythrocyte counts and haematocrits, and elevated heart to body weight ratios. Additionally, antibody purified on a (reOLT 4) immunoaffinity column was capable of binding to rat erythrocytes. A second investigation comparing anaemia prior to fertilization and maintained anaemia over the gestation period revealed that only the latter was capable of decreasing litter size to the same degree as obtained for groups 4 and 5. We conclude that for groups 4 and 5 it is the autoimmune effect of continual anaemia over the gestation period, mediated by autoantibodies, which results in the observed lower litter size.

journal_name

Scand J Immunol

journal_title

Scandinavian journal of immunology

authors

Lord R,Goto S,Vari F,Long-Pan T,Chiang KC,Chen CL,Sunagawa M

doi

10.1046/j.1365-3083.1999.00493.x

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pub_date

1999-02-01 00:00:00

pages

162-8

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eissn

0300-9475

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1365-3083

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Immunization with a synthetic peptide conjugate derived from the N-terminal sequence of either the beta-chain of haemoglobin or the immunosuppressive protein (reOLT 4) reduces the litter size of pregnant rats.