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Gupta VK, Mohanty TK, Bhakat M, Dewry RK, Katiyar R, Nain D, Shah N, Sethi M, Rautela R, Singh M, Deori S. Bovine reproductive immunoinfertility: pathogenesis and immunotherapy. Front Vet Sci 2023; 10:1248604. [PMID: 37869494 PMCID: PMC10585041 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1248604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Infertility is one of the primary factors for cattle reproduction in the present scenario. Reproduction-related immunoinfertility mainly involves immunization against the antigens related to reproductive hormones (LHRH, GnRH, Gonadal steroids, PGF2α and oxytocin), spermatozoa, seminal plasma and ovum. Anovulation, delayed ovulation, sperm immobilization, failure of fertilization, prolonged uterine involution, extended calving interval, prolonged post-partum estrus and reduced conception rate could be a result of immunoinfertility that occur due to the blockage of receptor site by antibodies formed against hormones, sperm and ovum. Immunoinfertility can be treated in the animal by giving sexual rest to females, by using various reproductive technologies such as in-vitro fertilization, gamete intra fallopian tube transfer, and intracytoplasmic sperm injection, sperm washing and by treating the animals with immunomodulators such as LPS, Oyster glycogen, etc. This review summarizes the different causes of bovine reproductive immunoinfertility and amelioration strategies to overcome it.
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- Vinod Kumar Gupta
- Artificial Breeding Research Centre (ABRC), ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Artificial Breeding Research Centre (ABRC), ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Artificial Breeding Research Centre (ABRC), ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Artificial Breeding Research Centre (ABRC), ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Division of Animal and Fisheries Sciences, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, India
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- Artificial Breeding Research Centre (ABRC), ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Artificial Breeding Research Centre (ABRC), ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Artificial Breeding Research Centre (ABRC), ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- CAR-Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hisar, India
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- CAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Nagaland Centre, Medziphema, India
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- Division of Animal and Fisheries Sciences, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, India
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Ferrer MS, Canisso IF, Podico G, Ellerbrock RE, Hurley DJ, Palomares R. Sperm-bound antisperm antibodies are associated with poor cryosurvival of stallion spermatozoa. Theriogenology 2021; 172:261-267. [PMID: 34303225 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2021.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Different stallions exhibit a high level of variation in the ability of their sperm to survive cryopreservation. A large fraction of stallions show poor post-thaw sperm motility, and their semen is not suitable for commercial freezing. In this study, we hypothesized that the presence of sperm-bound antisperm antibodies (ASAs) was associated with poor cryosurvival of stallion sperm. Our objective was to assess the level of ASA binding to stallion sperm, and determine if it was associated with good or poor sperm cryosurvival. In Experiment 1, cooled shipped semen from 27 stallions was frozen using three commercial semen extenders. Sperm motility, membrane integrity, acrosome integrity and apoptosis were evaluated before and after freezing for each aliquot. In addition, the percentage of ASA-bound sperm was evaluated post-thaw. In Experiment 2, semen from 22 stallions was frozen immediately after collection a single formulation of semen extender. Sperm motility and ASA binding were evaluated post-thaw. The results of both experiments showed similar findings. The frequency of ASA-positive samples was higher among stallions with poor sperm cryosurvival (Exp. 1 and 2 = 6/11, 54.5%) than for good sperm cryosurvival (Exp. 1 = 0/16, 0%; Exp. 2 = 1/11, 9.1%). The percentage of IgG- and IgA-bound sperm was also higher in stallions with poor sperm cryosurvival in both experiments (P < 0.05). Post-thaw sperm motility, velocity and distance parameters were lower in ASA-positive than ASA-negative stallions (P < 0.005). No effect of the semen extender used was observed. In addition, stallions with ASAs had a higher percentage of apoptotic sperm than stallions without ASAs. The presence of sperm-bound ASAs was associated with poor cryosurvival for stallion spermatozoa. Thus, it may be beneficial to evaluate stallions for binding of ASAs prior to freezing to offer and indicator of the prognosis for cryosurvival.
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- M S Ferrer
- Department of Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Department of Large Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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Thongkham M, Thaworn W, Pattanawong W, Teepatimakorn S, Mekchay S, Sringarm K. Spermatological parameters of immunologically sexed bull semen assessed by imaging flow cytometry, and dairy farm trial. Reprod Biol 2021; 21:100486. [PMID: 33636584 DOI: 10.1016/j.repbio.2021.100486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This study compared the quality parameters of bull semen sexed using an immunological method with those of conventional semen by imaging flow cytometry and applied this semen in dairy farm trials. Semen samples were collected from ten ejaculates from five bulls. Each sample was divided into two treatments: conventional semen (CON) and semen sexed using monoclonal male-specific antibodies combined with the complement system for cytotoxicity reaction (IC-sexed). After obtaining frozen-thawed semen, we used imaging flow cytometry to assess acrosome integrity, sperm sex ratio and viability. Sperm morphology was evaluated using eosin-nigrosin staining. The percentage acrosome integrity did not differ between IC-sexed and CON semen (P = 0.313). The sperm sex ratio showed that the percentage of live X-chromosome-bearing sperm was higher than that of live Y-chromosome-bearing sperm in IC-sexed semen (P = 0.001). IC-sexed semen showed a higher percentage of head and tail defects than did CON semen (P = 0.019). In field trials, 585 cows were subjected randomly to AI with CON or IC-sexed semen. The pregnancy rate of the IC-sexed group did not differ from that of the CON group (P = 0.535). However, IC-sexed semen produced a significantly higher percentage of female calves than did CON semen (P = 0.031). Thus, immunological sexing did not adversely affect the acrosome integrity of sperm. Furthermore, a female calf birth rate of over 74 % can potentially be achieved using IC-sexed semen. These findings could help farmers to replace heifers in their herds.
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- Marninphan Thongkham
- Department of Animal and Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand
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- Department of Animal and Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand; Center of Excellence on Agricultural Biotechnology (AG-BIO/PERDO-CHE), Bangkok, Thailand
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- Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, 50290, Thailand
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- Livestock Semen Production Center, Inthanon Royal Project, Department of Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Chiang Mai, 50360, Thailand
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- Department of Animal and Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand; Cluster of Research and Development of Pharmaceutical and Natural Products Innovation for Human or Animal, Chiang Mai University, 50200, Thailand; Center of Excellence on Agricultural Biotechnology (AG-BIO/PERDO-CHE), Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Animal and Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand; Cluster of Research and Development of Pharmaceutical and Natural Products Innovation for Human or Animal, Chiang Mai University, 50200, Thailand; Center of Excellence on Agricultural Biotechnology (AG-BIO/PERDO-CHE), Bangkok, Thailand.
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Thaworn W, Hongsibsong S, Thongkham M, Mekchay S, Pattanawong W, Sringarm K. Production of single-chain fragment variable (scFv) antibodies specific to plasma membrane epitopes on bull Y-bearing sperm. Anim Biotechnol 2020; 33:508-518. [DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2020.1811294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Wannaluk Thaworn
- Department of Animal and Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Center of Excellence on Agricultural Biotechnology (AG-BIO/PERDO-CHE), Bangkok, Thailand
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- Cluster of Research and Development of Pharmaceutical and Natural Products Innovation for Human or Animal, Chiang Mai University, Suthep, Thailand
- Laboratory Research Institute for Health Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Suthep, Thailand
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- Department of Animal and Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Animal and Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Center of Excellence on Agricultural Biotechnology (AG-BIO/PERDO-CHE), Bangkok, Thailand
- Cluster of Research and Development of Pharmaceutical and Natural Products Innovation for Human or Animal, Chiang Mai University, Suthep, Thailand
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- Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Maejo University, Nong Han, Thailand
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- Department of Animal and Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Center of Excellence on Agricultural Biotechnology (AG-BIO/PERDO-CHE), Bangkok, Thailand
- Cluster of Research and Development of Pharmaceutical and Natural Products Innovation for Human or Animal, Chiang Mai University, Suthep, Thailand
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Characterization of antisperm antibody binding patterns in relation to sperm phenotypic attributes and field fertility in dairy bulls. Theriogenology 2020; 141:161-167. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2019.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Archana SS, Selvaraju S, Binsila BK, Arangasamy A, Krawetz SA. Immune regulatory molecules as modifiers of semen and fertility: A review. Mol Reprod Dev 2019; 86:1485-1504. [DOI: 10.1002/mrd.23263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- S. Siddalingappa Archana
- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Animal Physiology DivisionICAR‐National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology Bengaluru India
- Department of BiochemistryJain University Bengaluru India
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- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Animal Physiology DivisionICAR‐National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology Bengaluru India
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- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Animal Physiology DivisionICAR‐National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology Bengaluru India
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- Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Animal Physiology DivisionICAR‐National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology Bengaluru India
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyWayne State University School of Medicine Detroit Michigan
- Center for Molecular Medicine and GeneticsC.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit Michigan
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Equine sperm-bound antisperm antibodies are associated with poor semen quality. Theriogenology 2018; 118:212-218. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2018.05.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Revised: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Srivastava SK, Shinde S, Singh SK, Mehrotra S, Verma MR, Singh AK, Nandi S, Srivastava N, Singh SK, Goswami TK, Bhure SK, Kumar H, Ghosh SK. Antisperm antibodies in repeat-breeding cows: Frequency, detection and validation of threshold levels employing sperm immobilization, sperm agglutination and immunoperoxidase assay. Reprod Domest Anim 2017; 52:195-202. [DOI: 10.1111/rda.12877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- SK Srivastava
- Division of Animal Reproduction; ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute; Izatnagar India
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- Division of Animal Reproduction; ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute; Izatnagar India
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- Division of Animal Reproduction; ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute; Izatnagar India
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- AI Laboratory, LPM; ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute; Izatnagar India
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- Division of LES & IT; ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute; Izatnagar India
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- Division of Animal Reproduction; ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute; Izatnagar India
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- Centre for Animal Disease Research and Diagnosis; ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute; Izatnagar India
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- Quality Control, Semen Freezing Laboratory; ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cattle; Meerut India
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- Division of Animal Reproduction; ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute; Izatnagar India
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- Immunology Section; Indian Veterinary Research Institute; Izatnagar India
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- Biochemistry and Food Science Sections; Indian Veterinary Research Institute; Izatnagar India
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- Division of Animal Reproduction; ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute; Izatnagar India
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- Division of Animal Reproduction; ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute; Izatnagar India
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Sperm-bound antisperm antibodies prevent capacitation of bovine spermatozoa. Theriogenology 2017; 89:58-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2016] [Revised: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ferrer MS, Anderson DE, Miller LMJ, George A, Miesner M, Wilkerson M. Effect of Bovine Sperm-Bound Antisperm Antibodies on Oviductal Binding Index. Reprod Domest Anim 2016; 51:287-93. [DOI: 10.1111/rda.12679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 01/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- MS Ferrer
- Department of Clinical Sciences; College of Veterinary Medicine; Kansas State University; Manhattan KS USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences; College of Veterinary Medicine; Kansas State University; Manhattan KS USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences; College of Veterinary Medicine; Kansas State University; Manhattan KS USA
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- Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology; College of Veterinary Medicine; Kansas State University; Manhattan KS USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences; College of Veterinary Medicine; Kansas State University; Manhattan KS USA
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- Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology; College of Veterinary Medicine; Kansas State University; Manhattan KS USA
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Ferrer M, Laflin S, Anderson D, Miesner M, Wilkerson M, George A, Miller L, Larson R, Garcia Flores E. Prevalence of bovine sperm-bound antisperm antibodies and their association with semen quality. Theriogenology 2015; 84:94-100. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2015.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2014] [Revised: 02/13/2015] [Accepted: 02/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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