Induction of immunocontraceptive effects in both male and female mice immunized with GnRH vaccine.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) plays a pivotal role in regulating the reproductive endocrine system.

Objective

An immunocontraception vaccine aimed at inhibiting the functions of GnRH is tested as a potential tool for controlling animal populations.

Methods

We developed a recombinant immunocontraceptive vaccine composed of GnRH-I and GnRH-II (GnRH I+II), which was conjugated with Salmonella typhimurium flagellin. Forty-eight BALB/c mice aged 4 weeks were divided into four groups (each group had n = 12): non-vaccinated male (NVM), non-vaccinated female (NVF), vaccinated male (VM), and vaccinated female (VF). Mice in the vaccinated groups were vaccinated twice by intramuscular injection at 0 and 2 weeks with 300 μg of the recombinant GnRH protein compl

SUBMITTER: Ahn HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8464238 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature