The detection of canine anti-sperm antibody following parenteral immunization of bitches against homogenized whole sperm

Association of ABO Blood Group System and Anti-Sperm Antibody with Male Infertility

Background and Aims: The ABO blood group system is recognized as major and clinically significant blood group. This group is not only important in terms of blood transfusion and organ transplantation, but also has been utilized in genetic, fertility and infertility researches. The objective of the present study was to evaluate a possible relationship between ABO blood group system and ASA with ...

Immunization Against Inhibin Increases Sperm Production in Young Beef Bulls

Evaluation of Different Sperm Immunization Methods in Mice

Background: Antifertility effect of naturally occuring antisperm antibody (ASA) in infertile couples and studies on experimental immunization of various animals with sperm antigens represents ASA as immunocontraceptive target. Despite extensive research on the effects of different factors on sperm immunogenecity and ASA production variable result have been reported. Objective: To study whole sp...

Monoclonal Antibody Production Against Vimentin by Whole Cell Immunization in a Mouse Model

Background: Pancreatic carcinoma is the fourth-leading cause of cancer death in the United States and due to its late presentation, only few patients would be candidates for the curative treatment of pancreactomy. Monoclonal antibodies have brought hope to targeted therapy.Objectives: To identify new biomarkers, a panel of monoclonal antibodies was genera...

Anti-SLA (haploid sperm cell-specific antigen) antibody, clone TRA54

Many transcripts for proteins specifically expressed in haploid germ cells are synthesized in the spermatogenesis. A monoclonal antibody TRA54 recognizes specific organelles in germ cell cytoplasm from spermatocytes to spermatids (1, 2). Western blots using TRA54 revealed broad bands with 85 kD, 190 kD and >200 kDa in testis probably due to alternative splicing and/or post-translational modific...