Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:To assess the occurrence of immunoglobulin (Ig) G, IgA, and IgA subclass antibodies against human sperm fertilization antigen-1 (FA-1) in cervical mucus (CM) and serum of women of infertile couples. DESIGN:Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay methodology was used to detect anti-FA-1 antibodies. Antisperm antibodies were detected by agglutinating, immobilizing, and indirect immunobead (IB) methods. Control samples for the ELISA were from 10 women negative in the antisperm antibody assays. PARTICIPANTS:Samples were from women of 32 infertile couples undergoing antisperm antibody analysis. RESULTS:One of 10 control CM samples was slightly positive for IgG anti-FA-1 and none for IgA. Of the 22 CM samples from antisperm antibody-positive women, 9 were positive for IgG antibodies, 9 for IgA, 7 for IgA1, and 6 for IgA2. Cervical mucus samples from eight women were positive for both IgA and IgG antibodies. Assay of 19 serum samples, including 8 controls, by ELISA, indicated 9 of 11 from antisperm antibody-positive women and none from controls were positive for IgA and IgG (7 of 9 identical women). In addition, of the nine IgA-positive sera, seven were of the A1 subclass and five were of the A2 subclass. Positive IB assays occurred more frequently in CM and serum samples positive for anti-FA-1 antibodies than in negative samples. CONCLUSION:The results suggest that cervical secretions and sera of antisperm antibody-positive women contain IgA and IgG antibodies against sperm antigen FA-1 that may be involved in antifertility effects.
journal_name
Fertil Steriljournal_title
Fertility and sterilityauthors
Menge AC,Naz RKdoi
10.1016/s0015-0282(16)56217-7subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1993-10-01 00:00:00pages
658-63issue
4eissn
0015-0282issn
1556-5653pii
S0015-0282(16)56217-7journal_volume
60pub_type
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更新日期:2004-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2014-02-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2011-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2008-06-01 00:00:00