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Anticentromere antibody induced by immunization with centromere protein a and Freund's complete adjuvant may
Ying Ying1, Shuang Liu2, Yixuan Wu2
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, Reproductive Medicine Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 63 Duobao Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou, China. 305517956@qq.com.
Background:
Anticentromere antibody (ACA) is a member of the antinuclear antibody (ANA) family, and recent studies have found that ACA may be associated with oocyte maturation disorders; however, the possible mechanism behind this phenomenon remains unknown. We conducted this study to investigate whether ACA could penetrate into the living oocytes and interfere with oocyte meiosis in a mouse model.
Methods:
We divided mice into three groups: human recombinant centromere protein-A (human CENP-A, HA) and complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) were used to immunize mice for the study group (HA + CFA), and mice injected with CFA (CFA group) or saline (Saline group), respectively, served as controls. After immunization, serum anti-CENP-A antibody was detected by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IIFT) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Chromosome alignment and intracellular IgG localization in MI- and MII-stage oocytes were investigated by immunofluorescence analysis.
Results:
Positive ACAs were successfully induced by immunization with CENP-A and CFA, and results showed that the serum level of anti-CENP-A antibody was significantly higher in the HA + CFA group compared with the control groups. There was marked increase of chromosome misalignments in MI and MII oocytes in the HA + CFA group compared to the control groups. However, no oocytes from any of the three groups showed intracellular antibody immunofluorescence.
Conclusions:
The development and maturation of oocytes were impaired in peripheral ACA positive mice, which exhibited severe chromosomal misalignments in metaphase meiosis; however, no evidence of ACAs entering the oocytes was observed, thus the underlying mechanism needs further exploration.
