| RRC ID |
71816
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| 著者 |
Tatematsu KI, Ikeda M, Wakabayashi Y, Yamamura T, Kikuchi K, Noguchi J, Sezutsu H.
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| タイトル |
Silkworm recombinant bovine zona pellucida protein 4 (bZP4) as a potential female immunocontraceptive antigen; impaired sperm-oocyte interaction and ovarian dysfunction.
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| ジャーナル |
J Reprod Dev
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| Abstract |
Porcine zona pellucida proteins (ZPs) have been utilized as female immunocontraceptive antigens. The purpose of this study was to explore the potential use of silkworm recombinant bovine ZP4 as an alternative. When the protein was injected with monophosphoryl lipid A (MPL) - an immuno-stimulative agent - into two female goats, marked elevation of the anti-ZP4 titer was detected. Application of the purified specific IgG to a porcine in vitro fertilization system reduced the sperm penetration rate. In one goat, the cyclic profile of serum progesterone disappeared as the anti-ZP4 titer increased. Histological examination of the ovaries revealed degeneration of antral follicles with sparse infiltration of inflammatory cells in the theca, indicating that autoimmune oophoritis had been induced. Together, the present results suggest that recombinant ZP4 disturbs fertilization and exerts a pathogenic effect on follicle development in goats, thus indicating its potential as a female immunocontraceptive antigen.
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| 巻・号 |
67(6)
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| ページ |
402-406
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| 公開日 |
2021-12-14
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| DOI |
10.1262/jrd.2021-103
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| PMID |
34670878
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| PMC |
PMC8668373
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| MeSH |
Animals
Bombyx* / metabolism
Cattle
Egg Proteins / metabolism
Female
Membrane Glycoproteins
Receptors, Cell Surface / metabolism
Sperm-Ovum Interactions
Swine
Zona Pellucida* / metabolism
Zona Pellucida Glycoproteins / metabolism
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| IF |
1.735
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| リソース情報 |
| カイコ |
transgenic silkworm |
