title: Comparison of the indirect immunobead, radiolabeled, and immunofluorescence assays for immunoglobulin G serum antibodies to human sperm.
abstract: The relative sensitivities of the indirect immunobead test, the indirect flo cytometric immunofluorescence assay, and an indirect radiolabeled antiglobulin assay were compared. Eighteen immunobead test positive sera and 18 negative sera were used as the standard for the other two assays. Of the 18 positive sera, 14 (77%) and 5 (27%) were positive in the immunofluorescence assay and the radiolabeled antiglobulin assay, respectively. Four (22%) of the low titer immunobead test positive sera were negative by both the immunofluorescence assay and the radiolabeled antiglobulin assay. However, there was a significant positive correlation between the results of the immunofluorescence assay and the radiolabeled antiglobulin assay (r = 0.73) and between the results of the radiolabeled antiglobulin assay and the titer of the immunobead test (r = 0.82). The use of an unselected sperm population in the radiolabeled antiglobulin assay and the classical indirect immunofluorescence method using methanol-fixed sperm gave false-positive results in the radiolabeled antiglobulin assay and the immunofluorescence assay. These results suggested that immunoglobulin G antisperm antibody positive sera may be reactive both to sperm surface and internalized sperm antigens.
authors.affiliation: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: O J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: D'Cruz
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: DeBault
mesh_terms: D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000379:methods; D016650:Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate; D005452:Fluoresceins; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis*; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D011865:Radioisotope Dilution Technique; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000276:immunology*; D013861:Thiocyanates
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D005452:Fluoresceins; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D013861:Thiocyanates; D016650:Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate