Inhibitory Effect of Disosium Cromoglycate and Ketotifen on Human Seminal Plasma-Induced Mast Cell Activation

BACKGROUND: Human seminal plasma (HSP)-induced hypersensitivity is one of the serious complications with sexual intercourse. The clinical manifestations of HSP-induced hypersensitivity may be related to the release of vasoactive mediators from mast cell induced by HSP. It has recently been reported that HSP modulates immune systems and induces mast cell degranulation and histamine release from rat peritoneal mast cells (RPMC). Ketotifen and disodium cromoglycate (DSCG), anti-asthmatic and anti-allergic drugs, have a role of mast cell stabilization and inhibit mast cell-induced leukocyte rolling and adhesion. But the inhibitory agents of HSP-induced mast cell activation are unknown. This study was performed to investigate the effects of DSCG and ketotifen on the HSP-induced mast cell activation. METHODS: For this, influences of DSCG and ketotifen on the human seminal plasma-induced degranulation, histamine release and morphological changes of RPMC were observed. RESULTS: The mast cell degranulation and histamine release of RPMC by HSP were induced in a dose-dependent fashion. The HSP-induced cytomorphological changes such as swelling, intracellular vacoules, and interrupted cell boundary were significantly inhibited by pretreatment with DSCG or ketotifen. DSCG and Ketotifen inhibited the HSP-induced degranulation and histamine release from RPMC. CONCLUSION: From the above results, it is suggested that DSCG and ketotifen have a inhibitory effect of the HSP-induced mast cell activation. DSCG and ketotifen may be used for treatment of HSP-induced hypersensitivity.

Effect of Human Seminal Plasma on Cytokine Prodection and Induction of Active Systemic Anaphylaxis in Mice / 대한면역학회지

Human seminal plasrna (HSP) is mixture of secretion derived from various glands associated with male reproductive tract which comprises approximately 80-90% of the volume of normal ejaculate. The present study was undertaken in an effort to explore the effect of HSP pretreatment on the production of IL-1B, TNF-a and IL-12, in mice, and to investigate if HSP may cause to induce active systemic anaphylaxis (ASA) in mice. In addition, effects of HSP pretreatment on contact hypersensitivity to trinitrochlorobenzene (TNCB), antibody response to polyvinylpyrroridone (PVP), a thymus-independent antigen and on ASA induced by egg albumin (OVA) were also studied in this study. For the experiments of contact hypersensitivity, antibody response and cytokine production, mice were pretreated i.p. daily with 0.3ml of HSP or sterile saline alone (control) for 3 consecutive days before antigen sensitization or lipopolysaccharide injection for the cytokine induction. For the experiments of OVA- induced anaphylaxis, mice were pretreated by a single s.c. injection of HSP 0.3ml per mouse before sensitization. For induction of ASA in mice by HSP, a group of mice were sensitized i.p. 2 consecutive days with 0.3ml of HSP and one day with 0.3 ml of HSP plus 2x10(9) B. pertussis and 1.0 mg of alum (schedule A) or another group of mice were sensitized i.p. with a single i.p. injection of 0.3 ml of HSP with 2x10' B. pertussis and 1.0 mg of alum (schedule B). All sensitized and unsensitized control mice were challenged i.v. with 0.2ml of HSP 14 days after HSP sensitization, and mortality were observed. It was found that HSP pretreatment inhibited the production of IL-lB, TNF-a and IL-12, and also inhibited OVA-induced ASA, contact hypersensitivity to TNCB and anti-PVP antibody production. Interestingly, ASA was induced by HSP irrespective of the applied sensitization schedule. Taken together, this study may provide the direct evidences that HSP may inhibit the production of IL-1B, TNF-a and IL-12 and this may be the first to show the induction of ASA by HSP in mice.

Mesoderm induction in amphibians and chick.

Induction is a process in which the developmental pathway of one cell is controlled by signals emitted from another. Mesoderm induction is the first inductive interaction in the Xenopus enbryo and probably occurs in all vertebrates. It is a very important event as it is implicated in the regulation of morphogenesis. Nieuwkoop first demonstrated the importance of vegetal endoderm in inducing the mesoderm. Slack and co-workers incorporated the information obtained from experimental embryology in a "three signal" model for mesoderm induction in amphibians (signals arising from ventral vegetal hemisphere, dorsal vegetal hemisphere and the organizer). More recent research has resulted in the detection of mesoderm inducing factors which are members of FGF and TGF--β families. Activin, a member of the TGF-ß family, has been shown to induce differential gene expression and cell differentiation in a concentrationdependent manner giving credence to the theory of morphogen gradients. Study of mesoderm induction in the chick embryo is much more difficult due to several reasons. Novel experimental approaches, however, have been used which point to the role of activin and FGF in chick mesoderm induction. The demonstration of mesoderm inducing activity of activin and FGF in other groups of vertebrates, particularly the chick embryo brings out the possibility of a universal mechanism of mesoderm induction being operative in all the vertebrates.

ON THE PROTEIN BAND PATTERNS OF THE HUMAN SEMINAL PLASMA USING SDS-POLYACRYLAMIDE GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS(SDS-PAGGE) / 中国法医学杂志

The protein band patterns of 102 Chinese male's seminal plasma demonstrated bySDS-PAGGE were analyzed.The common electrophoretic patterns consist of 40 ormore protein bands belonging to 3 divisions.Some band patterns are uniqus for theseminal plasma so that the seminal plasma can be distinguised from the human va-ginal fluid,saliva,colostrum and serum In addition,a variant band called 83kdtentatively was discovered in the seminal plasma.Its frequency is 8. 22?2. 81%.TheSDS-PAGGE pattern was successfully applied to the case work.

PRELIMINARY STUDY ON NK ACTIVITY INHIBITION BY HUMAN SEMINAL PLASMA AND MICE SPLEEN / 中国免疫学杂志

In this paper,immunosuppression ofNK activity induced by(1)Human se-minal Plasma(HSP)and its Fraction-1 on sephadex G-100 in vitro;(2)in-travenous injection of HSP,Fraction-1 or mice sperm and(3)uptake of HSP,Fraction-1 or,mice sperm via rectalroute were studied.It has been pro-ved by our experiment that HSP,Fraction-1 and mice sperm possesspotent immunosuppressive effect interm of NK activity inhibition.Ascompared with intravenous injection,the immunosuppression induced byrectal exposure of HSP,Fraction-1or mice sperm is much stronger

PREPARATION AND PURIFICATION OF ANTI HUMAN SEMINAL PECULIAR PROTEIN / 中国法医学杂志

This paper is reports the preparation and purification of anti-human seminalpeculiar protein (AS-PP) serum for the purpose of determining ABO blood groupin seminal stains mixed with vaginal secretions.