Abstract：
:Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) is an acute phase protein known to play a central role in the defense against Gram-negative bacteria. It binds lipopolysaccharides of Gram-negative bacteria and, after binding to CD14, the complex signals through Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4, eliciting host-defense responses, such as cytokine production, in inflammatory cells. The present study demonstrates constitutive expression of the gene encoding lipopolysaccharide-binding protein in the epithelium of the human epididymis by in situ hybridization. Using immunohistochemistry lipopolysaccharide-binding protein was shown to be present in the same cells and also attached to the heads and tails of spermatozoa. Cell-free seminal plasma, lysed spermatozoa and lysed prostasomes were subjected to Western blot; all showed immunoreactive bands corresponding to the size of lipopolysaccharide-binding protein. Gel filtration demonstrated that lipopolysaccharide-binding protein colocalizes with prostasomes. The concentration of lipopolysacharide-binding protein in seminal plasma was 127+/-42ng/mL (mean+/-S.D.; range 73-215ng/mL). Taken together, our results suggest roles for lipopolysaccharide-binding protein during human reproduction.
journal_name
J Reprod Immunoljournal_title
Journal of reproductive immunologyauthors
Malm J,Nordahl EA,Bjartell A,Sørensen OE,Frohm B,Dentener MA,Egesten Adoi
10.1016/j.jri.2005.01.005subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2005-06-01 00:00:00pages
33-43issue
1eissn
0165-0378issn
1872-7603pii
S0165-0378(05)00022-7journal_volume
66pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:Published data on progeny sex ratio changes resulting from induction or administration of anti-male antibody in parental generation were compared by Fisher's independent test of significance. Sex ratio (males/total) depression is highly significant (P less than 0.001). Our large sample size data confirm this result; s...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0165-0378(85)90030-0
更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We conducted a large case-control study to assess the risk of preeclampsia with elevated sTNFp55 concentrations (markers of excessive TNF-alpha release) in Peruvian women. A total of 125 women with preeclampsia and 179 normotensive women were included in a study conducted during the period, June 1997 through January 1...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0165-0378(99)00064-9
更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Cytokines present in the reproductive system play an important role both in the modulation of immune responses to infectious challenge and in the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy. Interleukin 18 (IL-18) has been regarded as an important regulator of innate and acquired immune response, but its expression and...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jri.2011.07.002
更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A method has been developed to establish lines of transformed lymphocytes able to produce in vitro the same anti-sperm antibodies as those naturally occurring in immuno-infertile individuals. We utilized lymphocytes from a male donor whose serum contained anti-sperm antibodies of the IgG class up to the dilution 1:10,...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0165-0378(95)00939-i
更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A monoclonal anti-human sperm antibody (Mab 1A1) has been produced by fusion of myeloma cells with splenocytes from a BALB/c mouse immunized with in vitro capacitated human spermatozoa. Immunofluorescence studies with Mab 1A1 show that it recognizes an antigen(s) (Ag 1A1) which is located in the acrosome of human sper...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0165-0378(91)90039-s
更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Natural killer (NK) cells comprise of ∼70% of the immune cell population in the maternal decidua and ∼15% of the mononuclear cells in the peripheral blood. The decidual NK cells capable of producing high levels of cytokines are functionally distinct from the peripheral NK cells that exhibit high cytotoxicity. The numb...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jri.2019.102625
更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:17 beta-estradiol induces rapid effects on cells of the immune system via plasma membrane surface receptor but the ways in which delayed signals involving intracellular receptors affect the same functions are not well understood. To study the delayed but sustained events in estradiol signaling, we have investigated ma...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0165-0378(02)00084-0
更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:It has been suggested that obesity and loss of ovarian function alter the inflammatory response to immune stress. Ovariectomized (OVX) rats, which are used as a model of human menopause, exhibit both hyperphagia-induced obesity and gonadal steroid deficiency. To evaluate the effects of ovariectomy on inflammatory resp...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jri.2011.05.010
更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The syndrome of preeclampsia has previously been ascribed to generalized maternal endothelial dysfunction, poor placentation and excessive maternal inflammatory response. Recent reports suggest that preeclampsia is associated with a Th1 predominant profile and may be considered as a failure of the tolerance system all...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0165-0378(03)00045-7
更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Blastocyst implantation is dependent on the differentiation of endometrial stromal cells (ESC) into decidual cells. Decidualization of human ESC in vitro is enhanced by interleukin 11 (IL11), with associated changes in gene expression. Genes downstream of IL11 may provide targets for the treatment of implantation fail...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jri.2006.05.003
更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Endometriosis is a benign, chronic inflammatory disease that presents alterations in immune response that can be detected in eutopic endometrium, peritoneal fluid and peripheral blood of affected women. Regulatory T (TReg) cells are a subpopulation of T lymphocytes specialized in immune regulation that seem to partici...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jri.2017.04.003
更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We have investigated the potential contraceptive effects of immunization against the luteinizing hormone (LH) receptor in male mice at the prepubertal stage. Two N-terminal fragments of the porcine LH receptor encoding amino acids 1-297 and 1-370 were produced in large quantities through the Baculovirus insect cell sy...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0165-0378(93)90042-g
更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Fifty-six prepubertal Hereford cross Friesian heifers were assigned to seven treatment groups: (1) primary (day 0) and booster (day 41) using 10 mg human serum albumin (HSA) (control); (2) primary and booster (day 41) immunizations using 3.3 mg prostaglandin F2 alpha PGF-HSA conjugate; (3) primary and booster (day 83)...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/0165-0378(94)90006-x
更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The mixed lymphocyte culture (MLC) of maternal and newborn (cord) cells is significantly weaker than that of father-newborn and control-newborn cultures. This hyporeactivity was found not to be due to an impaired function or tolerance of either the maternal or neonatal cells. We investigated the possibility that a spe...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0165-0378(84)90041-x
更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Procalcitonin (PCT) is a potential biomarker of obesity-related, low-grade inflammation in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). We aimed to investigate whether serum procalcitonin, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), white blood cell (WBC) and neutrophil counts are associated with polycystic ovary syndrome and ...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jri.2012.10.007
更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is a classical haematopoietic cytokine which has also been implicated in placental growth and development. In this study we have performed a detailed immunohistological localization of the low affinity GM-CSF receptor (GM-CSF-R alpha) in human first trimester i...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0165-0378(94)90037-x
更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:There is increasing evidence to support the view that human parturition represents an inflammatory process. We have previously demonstrated that parturition is associated with leukocyte invasion and pro-inflammatory cytokine production in the cervix and myometrium. Furthermore, we have shown that several cell adhesion...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jri.2004.04.003
更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Miscarriages in patients with antiphospholipid (aPL) antibodies have been attributed to thrombosis of placental vessels. However, we have shown that inflammation plays a crucial role in fetal injury. We identified tissue factor (TF), the major cellular activator of the coagulation cascade, as a key mediator in inflamm...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jri.2009.03.003
更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The state of pregnancy is an immunological enigma during which the body must prevent rejection of the antigenically foreign fetus while at the same time maintain sufficient maternal host defense mechanisms to combat infection. Although most studies on the immunology of pregnancy focus on immune suppression, several st...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0165-0378(98)00076-x
更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The sequence of biochemical and molecular events associated with decidualization in the primate remain unclear. In the baboon, the sequential changes during this period in vivo are characterized by the downregulation of alpha-smooth actin followed by induction of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) at the implantation site and t...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0165-0378(01)00141-3
更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:During the past 40 years, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been widely used as flame retardants and nearly all women have some level of exposure. PBDEs have been isolated from amniotic fluid and cord plasma indicating vertical transmission; however, their effects on pregnancy outcome are largely unknown. Th...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jri.2014.11.002
更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Cationic host defence peptides (CHDP; also known as antimicrobial peptides) are key components of the immune response in the female reproductive tract. The role of the placental trophoblast in ovine host defence remains poorly understood. This study characterises expression of genes for cathelicidin and defensin pepti...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jri.2016.06.006
更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In addition to genetic factors, environmental cues play important roles in shaping the immune system. The first environment that the developing foetal immune system encounters is the uterus. Although physically the mother and the foetus are separated by the placental membranes, various factors such as hormones and cyt...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jri.2014.02.005
更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We aimed to investigate if women with recurrent miscarriage disclosed abnormalities in the maturation and activation status of peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets. In a case control study, 24 women with recurrent miscarriage, 37 women with children but no history of miscarriage and 39 women without previous pregnancie...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jri.2015.11.003
更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) can be attributed to multiple factors, and abnormal invasion and apoptosis of trophoblast cells have attracted extensive attention. Our study aimed to investigate the expression of PTEN and miRNAs with potential regulatory relationships in the placental villi of RSA patients. Ninet...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jri.2020.103133
更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Elongation factor Tu GTP binding domain containing 2 (EFTUD2) is an alternative splicing factor that modulates cell differentiation and activation processes. EFTUD2 is known to modulate immune responses and mutation of the EFTUD2-gene lead to fetal malformation. Little is known about its expression and role ...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jri.2020.103149
更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The present study has demonstrated that human extravillous trophoblast cells isolated from first trimester placentae can bind granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). We have used a technique which incorporates a phycoerythrin (PE)-conjugated GM-CSF in association with a monoclonal antibody against t...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0165-0378(92)90004-n
更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To express the hCGbeta-C3d3 fusion protein in a CHO cell continual expression system to investigate further the adjuvant effects of C3d on contraceptive vaccination. METHOD:We constructed a plasmid pcDNA3-hCGbeta-C3d3 which contains three copies of murine C3d cDNA and the hCGbeta gene by cloning the chimeric...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jri.2003.09.001
更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In order to investigate the regulatory role of only one endometrial cell type on trophoblastic invasion, we explored the effects of culture medium conditioned by in vitro decidualised stromal cells (DCM) and of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1, the main secretory product of decidual cells) on the ...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0165-0378(98)00020-5
更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:63 female rhesus monkeys were actively immunized against the beta-subunit of ovine luteinizing hormone (oLH beta). 75% of these monkeys developed antibodies which were sufficiently high to induce infertility. We report here the in vivo neutralizing potencies of anti-oLH beta antisera from 14 monkeys and the correlatio...
journal_title：Journal of reproductive immunology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0165-0378(83)90235-8
更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00
