[An experimental study on inhibitory effect of Chinese medicine tai-bao on antisperm antibody].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate whether Chinese medicine Tai-bao could inhibit antisperm antibody in experimental mice.


METHODS
The experimental immunoinfertility mice were due to antisperm antibody induced by injection of human sperm membrane antigens. The experimental immuno-infertile mice used in the present study were divided into four groups including Tai-bao high dose group (46.8 g.kg-1.d-1), Tai-bao low dose group (31.2 g.kg-1.d-1), prednisone group and normal saline group. The enzyme linked immune sorbent assay (ELISA) and microcytotoxic assay were used for detection of antisperm antibody. The change of levels of antisperm antibody before and after treatment, pregnant rate, and the number of implantation were investigated in tested mice.


RESULTS
The pregnant rates in normal saline group, prednisone group, Tai-bao high dose group and low dose were 38.89%, 47.06%, 70.00% and 75.00% respectively. The rate of pregnancy in Tai-bao low dose group was significantly higher as compared with normal saline group (P < 0.05). The rate of implantation in Tai-bao low dose group was significantly higher than that in prednisone group (P < 0.05). The results of detection of the cytotoxic antibody to sperm showed that cytotoxic percentages in Tai-bao high dose group (63.0 +/- 10.3%) and prednisone group (56.3 +/- 13.7%) were significantly lower (P < 0.05 and P < 0.01) than that in normal saline group (72.84 +/- 5.05%).


CONCLUSIONS
Chinese medicine Tai-bao possesses regulatory effect on reproductive immune function, inhibitory effect on antisperm cytotoxic antibody, and promoting effect on pregnancy.
Lai
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Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of TCM, Beijing.
Song
J F
JF
Liu
X J
XJ
D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000378:metabolism*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010064:Embryo Implantation / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D005300:Fertility Agents, Female / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D011897:Random Allocation; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000276:immunology*
D000906:Antibodies; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D005300:Fertility Agents, Female