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Bechert U, Rohde J, Freer H, Wagner B. IgG4/7 responses correlate with contraception in mares vaccinated with SpayVac. Theriogenology 2018; 121:168-174. [PMID: 30165305 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2018.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Revised: 08/08/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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SpayVac® is an immunocontraceptive vaccine based on porcine zona pellucida (pZP) antigens and uses a patented liposome formulation (VacciMax™ or DepoVax®). It has delivered single-dose, long-lasting (4-10 years) immunocontraception in several species. Previous studies have demonstrated a positive correlation between levels of pZP antibodies produced and contraceptive effect; however, individual mares that were consistently infertile did not necessarily have the highest antibody titers. The objective of this study was to identify potential differences in specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) isotype responses among mares treated with SpayVac (VacciMax formulation) to improve our understanding of vaccine efficacy and potential management applications. We analyzed serum samples collected 1, 2 and 4 years post-vaccination from mares in another study that were continuously infertile or had foaled at least once during the 4-year period (n = 14 each). Additional samples from the continuously infertile mares were collected 5 years post-vaccination. A fluorescent bead-based assay was used to distinguish IgG isotype responses against pZP. IgG1 antibodies were generally higher in the infertile compared to the fertile mares, but only IgG4/7 antibodies were significantly higher in infertile mares during years 1 and 2 post-vaccination (p < 0.05). Interestingly, IgG4/7 isotype levels were significantly higher during year 5 compared to year 4 in the continuously infertile mares (p < 0.02). SpayVac's ability to preferentially stimulate IgG4/7 antibodies may contribute to its long-term immunocontraceptive efficacy, and measuring IgG4/7 isotypes may help differentiate effectively contracepted mares from those that may need additional vaccination.
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- Ursula Bechert
- University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Sciences, 3440 Market Street, Suite 100, Philadelphia PA 19104, USA.
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- Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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- Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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- Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Effects of Seven Consecutive Years of Porcine Zona Pellucida Contraception on Ovarian Function in Feral Mares1. Biol Reprod 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/biolreprod/52.monograph_series1.411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Wagner A, Holland OJ, Tong M, Shelling AN, Chamley LW. The role of SPRASA in female fertility. Reprod Sci 2014; 22:452-61. [PMID: 25038051 DOI: 10.1177/1933719114542009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Fertility is a complex process and infertility can have many causes. Sperm protein reactive with antisperm antibody (SPRASA)/sperm lysozyme-like protein 1 is a protein discovered as the target of autoantibodies in infertile men and previously thought to be expressed only in sperm. Using a bovine in vitro fertilization model, we have shown that SPRASA antiserum reduced sperm binding to zona-free oocytes and the development of embryos to morulae but did not affect the postfertilization cleavage rate to 2 cells or sperm motility. We demonstrated that SPRASA was expressed in ovarian follicles, corpora lutea, and oocytes by a combination of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry. Female mice immunized with SPRASA had profound infertility following timed matings and those mice that did become pregnant had reduced fetal viability. The levels of antibodies reactive with SPRASA in 204 fertile and 202 infertile couples were elevated in 3 infertile but no fertile women. Together, these results indicate that SPRASA has a role in female fertility.
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- Angela Wagner
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, School of Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, School of Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, School of Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, School of Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, School of Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Wang G, Wu Y, Zhou T, Guo Y, Zheng B, Wang J, Bi Y, Liu F, Zhou Z, Guo X, Sha J. Mapping of the N-Linked Glycoproteome of Human Spermatozoa. J Proteome Res 2013; 12:5750-9. [DOI: 10.1021/pr400753f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Gaigai Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive
Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive
Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive
Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive
Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive
Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive
Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive
Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive
Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive
Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive
Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Reproductive
Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
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Bechert U, Bartell J, Kutzler M, Menino A, Bildfell R, Anderson M, Fraker M. Effects of two porcine zona pellucida immunocontraceptive vaccines on ovarian activity in horses. J Wildl Manage 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Ursula Bechert
- College of Science; Oregon State University; Corvallis OR 97331 USA
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- Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences; Oregon State University; Corvallis OR 97331 USA
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- Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences; Oregon State University; Corvallis OR 97331 USA
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- Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences; Oregon State University; Corvallis OR 97331 USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine; Oregon State University; Corvallis OR 97331 USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine; Oregon State University; Corvallis OR 97331 USA
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- TerraMar Environmental Research Ltd; Sidney BC V8L 1M8 Canada
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Hasegawa A, Tanaka H, Shibahara H. Infertility and Immunocontraception based on zona pellucida. Reprod Med Biol 2013; 13:1-9. [PMID: 29699147 DOI: 10.1007/s12522-013-0159-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2013] [Accepted: 06/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The zona pellucida (ZP) is an extracellular matrix surrounding ovarian oocytes, ovulated eggs and preimplantation embryos. It plays several important roles at different stages of reproduction. Its constituent glycoproteins are expressed specifically in the ovary. It is thus possible to produce autoantibodies to ZP proteins that interfere with reproductive functions including folliculogenesis, fertilization and implantation. First, this article describes the history of anti-ZP antibodies detected in women with idiopathic infertility. Second, the current relationship between anti-ZP antibodies and infertility is discussed in relation to assisted reproductive medicine. Third, we introduce the latest studies of animal experiments involving the ZP. Finally, immunocontraceptive vaccine development using various ZP antigens is reviewed.
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- Akiko Hasegawa
- Institute of Experimental Animal Sciences Hyogo College of Medicine 1-1 Mukogawa-cho 663-8501 Nishinomiya Hyogo Japan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Hyogo College of Medicine 1-1 Mukogawa-cho 663-8501 Nishinomiya Hyogo Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Hyogo College of Medicine 1-1 Mukogawa-cho 663-8501 Nishinomiya Hyogo Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Hyogo College of Medicine 1-1 Mukogawa-cho 663-8501 Nishinomiya Hyogo Japan
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Tang CL, Li F, Sun L, Li DJ. Therapeutic effect of Bushen Huoxue Recipe (补肾活血方) on autoimmune premature ovarian failure mice established by immunization with recombinant porcine zona pellucida 4 antigen. Chin J Integr Med 2012; 19:439-45. [DOI: 10.1007/s11655-012-1025-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2010] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Cui X, Duckworth JA, Molinia FC, Cowan PE. Identification and evaluation of an infertility-associated ZP3 epitope from the marsupial brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). Vaccine 2010; 28:1499-505. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2009.11.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2008] [Revised: 11/10/2009] [Accepted: 11/22/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Duckworth JA, Wilson K, Cui X, Molinia FC, Cowan PE. Immunogenicity and contraceptive potential of three infertility-relevant zona pellucida 2 epitopes in the marsupial brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). Reproduction 2007; 133:177-86. [PMID: 17244744 DOI: 10.1530/rep-06-0088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In a previous study, three infertility-relevant epitopes of possum ZP2 (Pep12 (amino acids 111–125), Pep31 (amino acids 301–315), and Pep44 (amino acids 431–445)) were identified using sera from possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) immunized with recombinant possum zona pellucida 2 (ZP2) constructs, and a synthetic peptide library of possum ZP2 protein. In this study, the three peptides were conjugated to keyhole limpet hemocyanin and 300 μg of each conjugated peptide were administered subcutaneously to female possums (n = 20 per peptide) in complete Freund’s adjuvant. Immunogen doses were repeated 3 and 6 weeks later using incomplete Freund’s adjuvant. Control animals were immunized with either phosphate-buffered saline only (n = 10) or 300 μg keyhole limpet hemocyanin (n = 10), administered with the same adjuvants. Serum antibodies from animals immunized against these three epitopes bound to the corresponding possum ZP2 peptides, recombinant possum ZP2 protein constructs, and native zona. Possum fertility was assessed following superovulation and artificial insemination. Peptides Pep12 and Pep31 had no significant effects on fertility parameters (P > 0.05). However, animals immunized with Pep44 had lower egg fertilization rates (immunized 19.5% versus control 60.5%, P < 0.05) and produced significantly fewer embryos than control animals (immunized 0.5 embryos versus control 2.4 embryos, P < 0.05). The number of Pep44-immunized females that produced embryos was reduced by 64%. Identification and characterization of possum infertility-relevant epitopes on possum ZP2 protein will assist development of safe, humane, and possum-specific immunocontraceptive vaccines for controlling the introduced possums in New Zealand.
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- Janine A Duckworth
- National Research Centre for Possum Biocontrol at Landcare Research, PO Box 40, Lincoln 7640, New Zealand
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The Humane Society of the United States estimates that each year between 8 and 10 million dogs and cats enter shelters and 4-5 million of these animals are euthanized due to lack of homes. Many veterinarians within the United States recommend surgical sterilization for population control in dogs and cats. However, there are non-surgical methods to control reproduction. Pharmacologic methods of contraception and sterilization can be safe, reliable and reversible. Hormonal treatments using progestins, androgens, or gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) analogs act to either directly block reproductive hormone receptor-mediated events, or indirectly block conception via negative feedback mechanisms. Immunocontraception, via vaccination against GnRH, the luteinizing hormone receptor or zona pellucida proteins, is also possible. Intratesticular or intraepididymal injections provide a method for non-surgical sterilization of the male dog and cat. Additional methods have been employed for mechanical disruption of fertility including intravaginal and intrauterine devices and ultrasound testicular ablation. Alternative approaches to surgical sterilization will be reviewed.
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- Michelle Kutzler
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, 158 Magruder Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.
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Stoops MA, Liu IKM, Shideler SE, Lasley BL, Fayrer-Hosken RA, Benirschke K, Murata K, van Leeuwen EMG, Anderson GB. Effect of porcine zonae pellucidae immunisation on ovarian follicular development and endocrine function in domestic ewes (Ovis aries). Reprod Fertil Dev 2006; 18:667-76. [PMID: 16930513 DOI: 10.1071/rd05045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2005] [Accepted: 04/11/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Domestic ewes (Ovis aries) were immunised with porcine zonae pellucidae (pZP) or pZP conjugated to keyhole limpet haemocyanin (KLH) in adjuvant(s) to examine the feasibility of the species to serve as a model for further development of pZP-based vaccines in ungulates. Two immunisation groups were employed, with a third group receiving only adjuvant (n = 5 per group). Early in the study, oestrous activity was monitored by the use of a vasectomised ram fitted with a marking harness. Eventually, ewes were exposed to an intact ram for breeding. In addition, weekly serum and every-other-day faecal samples were collected to measure pZP antibodies and progesterone metabolite concentrations respectively. At the conclusion of the study, fecundity was established, and ovarian tissue was examined. Ewes immunised against pZP : KLH with adjuvant produced minimal antibody absorbance levels, displayed normal oestrous cycles, became pregnant upon introduction of the intact ram and exhibited normal ovarian histopathology. Ewes immunised against pZP with adjuvant produced high antibody absorbance levels, were acyclic following primary immunisation and were infertile. Examination of the ovarian tissue revealed atrophic changes that included: (1) the absence of growing follicles; (2) significant reduction in the number of primordial follicles; and (3) the presence of abnormal granulosa cell clusters lacking oocytes. Antisera displayed immunoreactivity to the major components of pZP, and immunohistochemical labelling of ovarian tissue showed specificity to the ZP. These data are the first generated in an ungulate species showing deleterious effects of pZP immunisation on folliculogenesis and oestrous cyclicity.
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- M A Stoops
- Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Munson L, Harrenstien LA, Acton AE, Graham PA, Chassy LM, Kirkpatrick JF. Immunologic responses and adverse reactions to Freund's-adjuvanted porcine zona pellucida immunocontraceptives in domestic cats. Vaccine 2005; 23:5646-54. [PMID: 16171906 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2005.05.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2004] [Accepted: 05/16/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A vaccine of native PZP with Freund's adjuvant has been widely used in zoo and wild ungulates, but safety in felids has not been evaluated. General health, immune response, and ovarian histology were assessed in five domestic cats vaccinated with PZP-Freund's and five cats given Freund's adjuvant alone. Peak antibody titers occurred 3 weeks after the third vaccination, and no ovarian lesions were present 6 months after vaccination. Seven cats developed extensive granulomatous reactions at injection sites, lymph nodes, and multiple visceral organs including lungs and brain. Persistent hypercalcemia and compromised renal function occurred in three cats with elevated serum calcitriol of probable macrophage origin. One cat died from an injection site sarcoma. Because of these severe adverse reactions, Freund's adjuvant is contraindicated in cats, and other adjuvants for PZP vaccines should be tested in cats for adverse reactions before use.
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- L Munson
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Clydesdale G, Pekin J, Beaton S, Jackson RJ, Vignarajan S, Hardy CM. Contraception in mice immunized with recombinant zona pellucida subunit 3 proteins correlates with Th2 responses and the levels of interleukin 4 expressed by CD4+ cells. Reproduction 2005; 128:737-45. [PMID: 15579591 DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.00310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The immune responses and contraceptive effect in mice were tested following immunization with purified recombinant zona pellucida (ZP) proteins produced using a vaccinia (v) virus T7 mammalian expression system. Female BALB/c and CBA mice were immunized with recombinant mouse (m) ZP3 (vmZP3) or pig (p) ZPC (vpZPC) using Freund's adjuvants and boosted three times. Fertility and mean litter size were significantly reduced in groups of BALB/c mice immunized with recombinant vmZP3 and vpZPC compared with controls treated with Freund's adjuvants alone. In CBA mice, fertility and mean litter size were significantly reduced in groups of animals immunized with vmZP3 but not with vpZPC compared with the controls. Most infertile animals treated with vmZP3 and a single infertile BALB/c mouse treated with vpZPC lacked mature follicles in the ovaries, whilst no abnormalities were detected in the remaining vpZPC treated, fertile vmZP3 treated and control mice. All mice (both fertile and infertile) immunized with vmZP3 and vpZPC produced IgG antibodies, but the levels of total IgG, IgG1 and IgG2a did not correlate with infertility. All BALB/c and CBA mice immunized with vmZP3 and vpZPC showed greater delayed type hypersensitivity responses in the footpads after challenge with their respective antigens than controls, but these did not differ between the fertile and infertile mice. There was, however, a significant correlation between infertility and the levels of the Type 2 T helper cell (Th2) cytokine interleukin 4 produced by CD4+ cells from vmZP3 immunized mice in response to stimulation with vmZP3 and this did not apply to the levels of the Type 1 T helper cell (Th1) cytokine interferon gamma or the general proliferation response. The results support the conclusion that induction of Th2 responses in individual mice determines whether infertility develops in response to immunization with zona pellucida proteins.
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- Gavin Clydesdale
- Pest Animal Control Cooperative Research Centre, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, GPO Box 284, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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Sun CJ, Pan SP, Xie QX, Xiao LJ. Preparation of chitosan-plasmid DNA nanoparticles encoding zona pellucida glycoprotein-3alpha and its expression in mouse. Mol Reprod Dev 2005; 68:182-8. [PMID: 15095339 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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In the present study, the porcine zona pellucida (ZP)-3alpha eukaryotic expression vector pVAX1-pZP3alpha was constructed by genetic recombinant technology, then the recombinant plasmid was encapsulated in nanoparticles with chitosan, and the imaging of chitosan/pVAX1-pZP3alpha nanoparticles by Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) was processed. Feeding mouse with those microencapsulation by gastric larvae, and after 5 days, detecting its expression in mouse intestine by RT-PCR and indirect immunofluorescence (IIF). Results show that the porcine ZP-3alpha eukaryotic expression vector pVAX1-pZP3alpha had been constructed correctly, and the chitosan-DNA expressing ZP microencapsulation was prepared successfully. After 5 days of feeding mouse, the transcription and expression of those DNA vaccines were found in mouse alvine chorion. The preparation of chitosan/pVAX1-pZP3alpha plasmid DNA nanoparticles and its expression in mice will help to investigate the feasibility of ZP DNA vaccine to induce oviduct local mucosal immunity against ZP to block the fertilization without causing ovarian dysfunction, which will provide new ideas and ways for research and exploiting more effective, more convenient oral contraceptive vaccines.
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- Cai-Jun Sun
- Research Center for Reproductive Immunology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, China
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Gorman SP, Levy JK, Hampton AL, Collante WR, Harris AL, Brown RG. Evaluation of a porcine zona pellucida vaccine for the immunocontraception of domestic kittens (Felis catus). Theriogenology 2002; 58:135-49. [PMID: 12182357 DOI: 10.1016/s0093-691x(02)00904-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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With a seasonally polyestrus breeding structure, the unwanted domestic cat population has proven difficult to control. Various lethal methods have been used in an attempt to lower this population of cats. Recently, humane attempts to control "pest species," such as the feral cat, have focused on immunocontraception. SpayVacTM is a vaccine that uses antibodies raised against porcine (ZP) antigens to prevent fertilization of the ovum. SpayVac, delivered in a single dose, has been evaluated in fallow deer and several species of seals with >90% reduction in fertility and no adverse reactions. This study evaluated the effectiveness of SpayVac in reducing fertility in domestic kittens. Thirty female kittens were treated with SpayVac containing either Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA) or alum, or with a control vehicle. Kittens were monitored for side effects, estrus cycling at maturity, and fecundity. Anti-porcine ZP antibodies were quantified by ELISA. Immunohistochemical assays measured the species specificity of the antibodies produced and IgG binding in vivo. Despite high anti-porcine ZP antibody titers, neither formulation of SpayVac prevented estrus cycling at maturity or reduced fecundity. Immunohistochemical assays indicated that antibodies produced by cats treated with SpayVac recognized porcine ZP, but not feline ZP.
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- Shawn P Gorman
- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610-0126, USA
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Native porcine zona pellucida (PZP) has been shown to be highly effective as an immunocontraceptive in white-tailed deer. However, the immunogenicity of PZP extracted from pig ovaries may vary from lot to lot and the extract has the potential of containing either viral or pathogenic material. Determination of the immunocontraceptive epitopes of PZP would allow portions of the molecule to be synthesized or inserted into a recombinant system for production of a consistent and safe vaccine. In this study, epitopes of PZP were selected and tested by in vitro binding, immunogenicity in rabbits, immunogenicity and immunocontraception in deer. Sera from PZP immunocontracepted deer were tested on ELISA plates containing immobilized peptides from ZP1 and ZP3alpha. Peptides with which sera from infertile deer reacted (six peptides from ZP1 and six peptides from ZP3alpha) were selected, synthesized and tested for immunogenicity in rabbits. Deer were then immunized with combinations of peptides from either the ZP1 or ZP3alpha groups. ZP3alpha peptides induced high immune titers against native PZP, but did not induce infertility in the deer. Although ZP1 peptides induced lower titers, deer immunized with two ZP1 peptides exhibited multiple estrus events and infertility, typical of that for deer immunized with native PZP vaccine. Competitive inhibition assays using the ZP1 peptides demonstrated that the peptide comprising pins 10-16 was most effective in blocking binding by the serum antibody of native PZP immunized deer. This peptide was used to immunocontracept deer, resulting in a significant reduction in fawning for 1 year.
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- Lowell A Miller
- National Wildlife Research Center, 4101 Laporte Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA.
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Li D, Sun X, Li C, Cai L, Meng Y. Effects on fertility of immunizing mice with anti-idiotypic antibodies to porcine zona pellucida antigen. J Reprod Immunol 2002; 54:81-92. [PMID: 11839397 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0378(01)00076-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects on fertility by immunization with anti-idiotypic antibodies to porcine zona pellucida (PZP) antigen. METHOD Anti-idiotypic antibodies (Ab(2)) were produced in New Zealand rabbits immunized with 17D3 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) (IgG, Ab(1)) to PZP antigen. The antisera were first passed through immuno-affinity chromatography column linked to normal mouse IgG so as to remove the antibody bound to normal mouse IgG The passing elute was then purified by immuno-affinity chromatography using 17D3 mAbs to get the Ab(2). Female BALB/c mice, 5-week-old, were grouped and immunized with the Ab(2), PZP antigen, target antigen of the Ab(1) and normal rabbit IgG, respectively. The treated female mice were mated with male BALB/c mice and sacrificed at gestation day 10. Analyses included ELISA measurement of anti-ZP antibody titer, fetal number determination and evaluation of ovarian histomorphology. RESULTS The Ab(2) appeared as a single protein band by SDS-PAGE. Shown by a competitive inhibition ELISA, the Ab(2) specifically bound to the variable region of the 17D3 Ab(1). Compared with controls, the female mice immunized with Ab(2) showed a decreased pregnancy rate and a statistically significant reduction in fetal numbers. Histological examination of ovaries demonstrated that Ab(2) exposure interfered less with follicular development than did exposure to PZP. CONCLUSION Immunization of female mice with Ab(2) to PZP mAbs suppresses fertility and fetal numbers with minimal ovarian pathology.
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- Dajin Li
- Laboratory for Reproductive Immunology, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University, 200011, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
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Hasegawa A, Hamada Y, Shigeta M, Koyama K. Contraceptive potential of synthetic peptides of zona pellucida protein (ZPA). J Reprod Immunol 2002; 53:91-8. [PMID: 11730907 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0378(01)00084-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Previously, we produced a fertilization-blocking monoclonal antibody (MAb-5H4) to find a candidate peptide for a contraceptive vaccine. MAb-5H4 recognized a linear amino acid sequence of ZPA (No. 50-67) in pigs, humans and rabbits. In the present study, 18mer peptides corresponding to the sequence were conjugated with diphtheria toxoid as a carrier protein before immunization in rabbits. All three antisera recognized human zona pellucida on testing by immunofluorescent staining method. The two produced against human and rabbit peptides effectively inhibited human sperm binding to the zona pellucida, but the antiserum against the pig peptide did not. The former two peptides include an identical sequence (LDPEKLTL) of the minimum binding motif for MAb-5H4, but the latter peptide includes one amino acid replacement (K to N) in the sequence. It is thus concluded that a synthetic peptide including the sequence of LDPEKLTL could be a feasible candidate for developing a contraceptive vaccine for humans.
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- Akiko Hasegawa
- Laboratory of Developmental Biology and Reproduction, Institute for Advanced Medical Sciences, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, 663-8501, Japan
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Powell DM, Monfort SL. Assessment: Effects of Porcine Zona Pellucida Immunocontraception on Estrous Cyclicity in Feral Horses. J APPL ANIM WELF SCI 2001. [DOI: 10.1207/s15327604jaws0404_04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Barber MR, Lee SM, Steffens WL, Ard M, Fayrer-Hosken RA. Immunolocalization of zona pellucida antigens in the ovarian follicle of dogs, cats, horses and elephants. Theriogenology 2001; 55:1705-17. [PMID: 11393221 DOI: 10.1016/s0093-691x(01)00514-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A comparative evaluation of the location of immunoreactive porcine zona pellucida (pZP) glycoproteins was performed with polyclonal rabbit anti-pZP antibodies on ovarian sections of the dog, cat, horse, and elephant. For this, formalin (light microscopy) and glutaraldehyde (transmission electron microscopy [TEM]) fixed ovarian sections were incubated with antibodies raised against highly purified pZP. Staining patterns were determined with diaminobenzidine (DAB) at the light level. The dog ZP had a distinct staining distribution that is characterized by intense staining around the periphery of the ZP and the oolemma and less dense staining throughout the width of the ZP. In dog follicles that contained multiple oocytes, there were oocytes of identical and dissimilar stages. Cat ovarian sections showed uniform staining of the ZP. Horse results showed uniform staining of ZP and ooplasm, and granulosa cells (GC). Elephant sections showed staining of the ZP with dense staining at the oolemma, as well as staining of the ooplasm. In all species the staining of the ZP was not evident until GC differentiation. In all cases there was no staining of ovarian tissue with control normal rabbit serum. Specific staining patterns of ZP were evaluated by TEM and immunogold staining. The immunogold-linked anti-pZP antibodies stained the ZP matrix in all species. There was staining of ooplasm organelles suggesting that ZP secretion originates from the oocyte of the dog and cat. In addition, follicular and ZP measurements were taken that allowed accurate characterization of follicle stage. These findings suggest that in all four species the ZP is recognized by anti-pZP antibodies and there is also evidence to suggest the possible origins of ZP glycoproteins.
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- M R Barber
- Department of Large Animal Medicine and Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, USA
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Shigeta M, Hasegawa A, Hamada Y, Koyama K. Analysis of B cell epitopes of a glycoprotein porcine zona pellucida (pZP1). J Reprod Immunol 2000; 47:159-68. [PMID: 10924748 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-0378(00)00063-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The zona pellucida (ZP) of mammalian oocytes forms an extracellular matrix composed of three major glycoproteins and plays an important role in sperm-zona interactions. As ZP had a strong organ-specific but species-cross-reactive antigenicity and passive or active immunization with ZP antigens could impair fertilization, the possibility of developing a immunocontraceptive vaccine has been extensively studied. Studies on active immunization with porcine ZP (pZP) that contain B cell epitopes and T cell epitopes demonstrated that a temporary infertility could be induced along with the elevation of antibody titers, but it was always associated with ovarian failure. This could be due to the oophoritis by activation of pathogenic T cell immunity. It is the general consideration that any adverse effects by vaccination should be avoided for an immunocontraception. From this point of view, the analysis of B cell epitopes of pZP protein would be helpful for construction of a safe immunocontraceptive vaccine with zona antigens. We determined the amino acid sequence of the B epitope in the pZP1 protein by using a monoclonal antibody (MAb-5H4) that possesses a fertilization blocking ability. In addition, antiserum raised to the epitope sequence was revealed to block in vitro fertilization of homologous animal species.
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- M Shigeta
- Laboratory of Developmental Biology and Reproduction, Institute of Advanced Medical Sciences, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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Ecological and conservation programs in ecosystems around the world have experienced varied success in population management. One of the greatest problems is that human expansion has led to the shrinking of wildlife habitat and, as a result, the overpopulation of many different species has occurred. The pressures exerted by the increased number of animals has caused environmental damage. The humane and practical control of these populations has solicited the scientific community to arrive at a safe, effective, and cost-efficient means of population control. Immunocontraception using zona pellucida antigens, specifically porcine zona pellucida (pZP), has become one of the most promising population control tools in the world today, with notable successes in horses and elephants. A conundrum has risen where pZP, a single vaccine, successfully induces an immunocontraceptive effect in multiple species of mammals. This review describes the most current data pertaining to the mammalian zona pellucida and immunocontraception, and from these studies, we suggest several potential mechanisms of immunocontraception.
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- M R Barber
- Department of Large Animal Medicine, and Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Kaul G, Gandhi K. Inhibition of goat sperm-zona binding by monoclonal antibodies to a glycoprotein family (ZP4) of porcine zona pellucida. Small Rumin Res 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(99)00022-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tsubamoto H, Yamasaki N, Hasegewa A, Koyama K. Expression of a recombinant porcine zona pellucida glycoprotein ZP1 in mammalian cells. Protein Expr Purif 1999; 17:8-15. [PMID: 10497063 DOI: 10.1006/prep.1999.1091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Porcine zona pellucida glycoprotein (pZP1) is a good candidate for a contraceptive vaccine. For the purpose of producing glycosylated pZP1, several types of recombinant pZP1 proteins were produced in mammalian cell lines. In the first experiment, a minigene encoding pZP1 (681 amino acids) was designed for insertion into an expression vector and then transfected to three cell lines (293T, CHO-K1, and LLC-PK1). The resulting recombinant proteins were highly glycosylated and were localized in the cytoplasm. To produce a secretory type of recombinant pZP1, in the second experiment, a cDNA coding for pZP1 excluding a putative transmembrane region and a smaller cDNA coding for 1-198 amino acid residues of pZP1 were designed to produce fusion proteins with the human IgG1 heavy chain. The resultant recombinant proteins were secreted into the supernatant from both transfected cell cultures. Recombinant secretory proteins are useful because of their simple affinity purification.
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- H Tsubamoto
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, 663-8501, Japan
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Deliberate immunization to control fertility differs from that to control disease. Those differences can be discussed within various frameworks, e.g., intent, recipient population, biological bases, and immunological targets. Others include differing perspectives of developers, providers and users, and rights of the state to impose programs of control. Almost all of the differences are grounded in the social, economic, and gendered aspects of societies. The intent of providing a fertility-regulating vaccine is to prevent pregnancy. In theory, men as well as women could receive such vaccines; in reality, most are designed for women. Traditional vaccines are intended to prevent disease and are generally given to susceptible individuals whether male or female, child or adult. The biological bases of contraceptive vaccines are molecules specific to reproduction. The immune response generated by most anti-fertility vaccines is directed toward 'self', one's own cells and molecules. In contrast, the bases of traditional vaccines are materials derived from non-self, disease-causing microorganisms; the immunological targets are those microorganisms or their toxic products. From a developer perspective vaccines that regulate fertility differ little from those that control disease; both prevent a particular condition. Developers cite these advantages to contraceptive vaccines: non-invasive, no serious side-effects, easy to use, reduced patient failure, and long-lasting but naturally reversible. Because anti-fertility vaccines have been tested only in small-scale clinical trials, information on user reactions and experiences is limited. Not surprisingly, the perspectives of women's health advocates and of potential users (mostly women) often differ markedly from those of developers. Women cite as disadvantages the cryptic nature of immunity which leaves one without an obvious signal for the beginning of protection (against pregnancy) and its decline, and the inability to 'turn-off' an immune response. Further, long-acting contraception can complicate alleviation and side-effects, and it leaves women always vulnerable to sexual demands. Most women object to the lack of user control and are especially concerned about the enormous potential for misuse and coercion by population control programs should fertility-regulating vaccines become widely available. Many scholars and government officials subscribe to the following logic: the global environmental crisis is due to over-population which necessitates population control programs; thus pregnancy can be considered a disease subject to state control. But pregnancy is not a disease nor is over-population the single major cause of environmental degradation. However, as governments grapple with the economic, social, and ecological consequences of population growth, draconian measures to control fertility will be ever more tempting.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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- A F Schrater
- Project on Women and Social Change, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, USA
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Kirkpatrick JF, Zimmermann W, Kolter L, Liu IKM, Turner JW. Immunocontraception of captive exotic species. I. Przewalski's horses (Equus przewalskii) and banteng (Bos javanicus). Zoo Biol 1995. [DOI: 10.1002/zoo.1430140503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Jewgenow K, Klima F, Blottner S, Göritz F, Lengwinat T, Schadow D. The characterisation of an antiserum against zona pellucida of domestic cats. Anim Reprod Sci 1994. [DOI: 10.1016/0378-4320(94)90078-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Espey LL. Overview Oncologic, Endocrine & Metabolic: Female contraception: novel methods and developments. Expert Opin Ther Pat 1994. [DOI: 10.1517/13543776.4.6.629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Töpfer-Petersen E, Mann K, Calvete JJ. Identification of porcine oocyte 55 kDa alpha and beta proteins within the zona pellucida glycoprotein families indicates that oocyte sperm receptor activity is associated with different zone pellucida proteins in different mammalian species. BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY HOPPE-SEYLER 1993; 374:411-7. [PMID: 8216892 DOI: 10.1515/bchm3.1993.374.7-12.411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Porcine zona pellucida (pZP) glycoprotein 55 kDa is composed of two core polypeptides, denominated alpha and beta. Sperm receptor activity has been shown to be associated with the oligosaccharide structures attached to the pZP55 alpha component. Here, we report a simple one-step HPLC procedure for the isolation of the alpha- and beta-components of the 55 kDa pZP proteins after enzymatic partial deglycosylation. N-Terminal sequence and protein chemical analysis of native proteins and of internal peptides from the alpha and the beta forms has established their homology with the rabbit 55 kDa zona pellucida glycoprotein and mouse ZP3, respectively. This, in turn, is relevant for a standardization of the ZP nomenclature in mammalian species. Moreover, our results imply that the sperm receptor activity in diverse mammalian species reside on oligosaccharide chains attached to nonhomologous zona pellucida glycoproteins. We hypothesize that acquisition of species-specific activity on the oocyte zona pellucida may thus be related to a species-specific glycosylation process.
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- E Töpfer-Petersen
- Institut für Reproduktionsmedizin, Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, Germany
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