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Immune Reproductive Failure: Effect of Nonspecific Immunostimulation in Mouse Model
Author(s) -
STRASSBURGER D.,
CARP H.,
TODER V.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
american journal of reproductive immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.071
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1600-0897
pISSN - 1046-7408
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1992.tb00813.x
Subject(s) - immune system , immunology , immunotherapy , adjuvant , lymphokine , pregnancy , population , biology , macrophage , lymphocyte , immune tolerance , medicine , in vitro , biochemistry , genetics , environmental health
There is much evidence that pregnancy loss may be immunologically mediated. Failure of the maternal immune system to actively support the pregnancy may be responsible for its demise. Potentiation of immune functions has been attempted in humans; however, the success of immunotherapy is still not clear. Thus immunotherapy experiments in mouse models are important. Nonspecific immunostimulation with complete Freund adjuvant (CFA) was shown in our laboratory to reverse the tendency to fetal loss in the CBA/J × DBA/2J mouse combination. CFA elevates the non‐T lymphocyte population, decreases T‐cell secreted lymphokines, and enhances macrophage‐secreted monokines. However, a relationship between these changes and a beneficial effect of CFA on reproductive performance has to be proved. Information obtained from nonspecific immunopotentiation in the CBA/J‐DBA/ 2J model may contribute the assessment of nonspecific immunotherapy in humans.