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The relative ability of ovine follicle stimulating hormone and itsβ-subunit, two potential candidates for male contraceptive vaccine, to generate antibodies in monkeys capable of bioneutralizing follicle stimulating hormone was assessed usingin vitro model systems. Antiserum against native ovine follicle stimulating hormone was found to be highly specific to the intact form with no cross-reactivity with either of the two subunits while the antiserum againstβ-subunit of follicle stimulating hormone could bind to theβ-subunit in its free form as well as when it is combined withα-subunit to form the intact hormone. Both antisera could block the binding of the hormone to the receptor if the hormone was preincubated with the antibody. However, the follicle stimulating hormoneβ-antisera could only inhibit the binding of the hormone partially (33% inhibition) if the antibody and receptor were mixed prior to the addition of the hormone, while antisera to the native follicle stimulating hormone could block the binding completely (100% inhibition) in the same experiment. Similarly antisera to the native follicle stimulating hormone was significantly effective in blocking (100%) response to follicle stimulating hormone but not theβ-subunit antisera (0%) as checked using anin vitro granulosa cell system. Thus the probability of obtaining antibodies of greater bioneutralization potential is much higher if intact hormone is used as an antigen rather than itsβ-subunit as a vaccine.
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Abbreviations
- FSH:
-
Follicle stimulating hormone
- oFSH:
-
ovine FSH
- a/s:
-
antisera
- PRP:
-
particulate receptor preparation
- PMSG:
-
pregnant mare serum gonadotropin
- RIA:
-
radioimmunoassay
- hCG:
-
human chorionic gonadotropin
- LH:
-
luteinizing hormone
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Majority of the work reported here was carried out during the tenure of Visiting Scientist fellowship awarded by the MRC Canada to the first author.
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Moudgal, N.R., Sairam, M.R. & Dighe, R.R. Relative ability of ovine follicle stimulating hormone and itsβ-subunit to generate antibodies having bioneutralization potential in nonhuman primates. J Biosci 14, 91–100 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02703161
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