Effect of immunization against GnRH on hypothalamic and testicular function in rams
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第一作者: Han, Xingfa
作者: Han, Xingfa;Gu, Longjun;Cao, Xiaohan;Du, Xiaogang;Zeng, Xianyin;Xia, Chenyang;Feng, Jing;Song, Tianzeng
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关键词: GnRH;Immunization;Reproductive function;Ram;Tibetan
期刊名称:THERIOGENOLOGY ( 影响因子:2.74; 五年影响因子:2.93 )
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摘要: The objective was to determine effects of active immunization against GnRH on reproductive function in Tibetan rams. Peripubertal Tibetan rams (n = 30) were randomly and equally allocated into three groups: control (no treatment); surgically castrated; or immunized against 100-mu g D-Lys6-GnRH-tandem-dimer peptide conjugated to ovalbumin in Specol adjuvant at 24 weeks of age (with a booster 8 weeks later). Blood samples (for antibody titers and hormone concentrations) were collected at 4-week intervals until rams were killed (40 weeks). Immunization triggered a good antibody response in all immunized rams (P < 0.01). Compared with intact controls, anti-GnRH immunization reduced (P < 0.01) serum concentrations of testosterone, inhibin A, LH, and FSH, and it induced testicular atrophy (suppression of spermatogenesis). Androstenone concentrations in fat tissues of GnRH-immunized rams were also rendered nondetectable (P < 0.001). Furthermore, mRNA expressions of GnRH receptor, LH-beta, and FSH-beta in the pituitary and of LH receptor, FSH receptor, and inhibin alpha and beta(A) subunits in the testes were decreased in immunized rams compared with intact controls (P < 0.05). This was apparently the first report that active immunization against GnRH-tandem-dimer-ovalbumin conjugate in Specol adjuvant was an effective alternative to surgical castration for Tibetan rams under practical Tibetan plateau conditions. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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