Evaluation of the potential of synthetic peptides of 80 kDa human sperm antigen (80 kDaHSA) for the development of contraceptive vaccine for male

Vaccine. 2008 Jul 4;26(29-30):3711-8. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.04.060. Epub 2008 May 15.

Abstract

80 kDaHSA has been demonstrated to be responsible for inducing immunoinfertility. Synthetic peptides NT, 1, 2 and 4 of 80 kDaHSA are immunogenic and immunobiologically mimic the native protein. Peptides 1 and NT being highly immunogenic their potential for contraceptive vaccine development was evaluated. Active immunization of male rabbits with peptide-1 and -NT induced reversible infertility in 100% and 60% of animals, respectively and subsequently active immunization of non-human primate model, male marmosets with peptide-1 induced reversible infertility in six out of seven high antibody titer animals. The present study suggests the potential of peptide-1 of 80 kDaHSA for the development of contraceptive vaccine.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies / blood
  • Antigens, Surface / immunology*
  • Callithrix
  • Infertility, Male / immunology
  • Male
  • Peptides / chemical synthesis
  • Peptides / immunology*
  • Rabbits
  • Sperm Motility / immunology
  • Testis / pathology
  • Vaccines, Contraceptive / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies
  • Antigens, Surface
  • Peptides
  • Vaccines, Contraceptive
  • sperm antigen 80-kDa, human