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  • Title: Comparison of allergic aspermatogenesis with that induced by vasectomy. II. In vitro studies of cell-mediated immunity to sperm after vasectomy in man and guinea-pig.
    Author: Muir VY, Turk JL, Hanley HG.
    Journal: Clin Exp Immunol; 1977 Jun; 28(3):461-6. PubMed ID: 891022.
    Abstract:
    Transformation of peripheral blood leucocytes was shown to be a valid assay for cell-mediated immunity to sperm in male guinea-pigs immunized with homologous epididymal sperm (ES) in FCA. A heat-treated extract of ES (BES) was used for culture. Possible developement of cell-mediated immunity to sperm after vasectomy was investigated in patients and guinea-pigs, by culture of blood leucocytes before and at intervals after operation. Patients' leucocytes were cultured with a heat-treated extract of human seminal sperm (BHS); guinea-pigs' leucocytes were cultured with BES. These cultures showed no evidence of specific stimulation of leucocytes by sperm extract, up to 1 year after vasectomy in patients, or up to 6 months in guinea-pigs. Similarly, no evidence of delayed hypersensitivity could be demonstrated by skin tests with BES in animals vasectomized 1 year previously. We consider that this study establishes that cell-mediated immunity to sperm does not develop in either man or guinea-pigs, up to 1 year after conventional vasectomy. In vitro studies of cell-mediated immunity to sperm after vasectomy in man and guinea-pig are reported. Transformation of peripheral blood leucocytes was shown to be a valid assay for cell-mediated immunity to sperm in male guinea-pigs immunized with homologous epididymal sperm (heat treated extract-BES) in FCA. Patients' leucocytes cultured with a heat-treated extract of human seminal sperm, and guinea-pigs' leucocytes cultured with BES revealed no evidence of specific stimulation by sperm extract up to 1 year and 6 months postvasectomy, respectively. Also, no evidence of delayed hypersensitivity could be seen by skin tests with BES in animals vasectomized 1 year previously. It is concluded that cell-mediated immunity to sperm does not develop in man or guinea pigs up to 1 year postvasectomy.
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