合成之LHRH免疫原對雄性小鼠生殖功能影響

報告時間:2024-04-12
報告地點:407視聽教室
指導老師: 唐品琦
學生:阮氏玉漢
摘要

       黃體生成素釋放激素(luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone, LHRH)為一種源自下視丘之促性腺激素釋放激素(gonadotropin releasing hormone, GnRH),可控制生殖內分泌,報告曾指出,GnRH免疫避孕疫苗可做為替代閹割手術以協助生殖管理。本研究之目的為探討UBITh® LHRH免疫原對雄性小鼠生殖功能之影響。將48隻接近發身(puberty)之ICR雄性小鼠(4 週齡)逢機分配至對照組(肌肉注射滅菌之磷酸緩衝液)與處理組(肌肉注射不同劑量免疫原,T1: 10 μg/0.1 mL; T2: 15 μg/0.15 mL; T3: 20 μg/0.2 mL),小鼠分別於4與6週齡時給予磷酸緩衝液或是抗原注射,而動物樣品則於第一次注射後每2週收集進行分析。酵素結合免疫吸附分析法(Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, ELISA)結果顯示,在初始抗原注射後6週,對照組小鼠血清睪固酮濃度(2180.8±727.9 pg/mL)與T3處理組者(836.0±142.4 pg/mL)具有顯著差異。與對照組以及T1組相比,T2 與 T3處理組小鼠之睪丸不同參數,包含睪丸重量、長度、寬度、體積,以及睪丸體積與體重比值,均有不同程度之下降表現,而體重則是增加趨勢,此現象尤其在抗原第一劑注射後8週更為明顯。腦垂體(LHb, FSHb 以及 GnRHR)與睪丸(LHR, FSHR, 以及 Gfra1)中與生殖功能相關之基因表現,在抗原第一劑注射後2週,於所有處理組之表現均顯著降低,且亦發現隨著注射後時間推移,動物體重增加,而與生殖功能相關基因之表現卻逐漸減少。由睪丸切片組織分析結果可以發現,抗原注射後6週,T2 與 T3處理組小鼠顯著較對照組以及T1組動物之睪丸更為萎縮,生精小管(seminiferous tubules)結構破壞,且其間質細胞(Leydig cells)與附睪管腔亦均萎縮。組織免疫化學染色結果顯示,T2 與 T3處理組小鼠睪丸之PCNA與STRA8表現,於抗原第一劑注射後4週,表現即明顯下降。此外,3個處理組動物之精子數、存活率與正常形態精子比例,於抗原注射後不同時間內,亦均較對照組者減少,說明抗原處理對於生精作用有不利影響。綜上試驗結果可知,LHRH免疫原可對降低雄性小鼠生殖功能,而此結果可供作為未來為跨物種開發LHRH免疫原之參考
 
關鍵字: 免疫原、黃體生成素釋放激素、生殖功能

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