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Sperm-immobilizing antibodies block human fertilization by interfering with the acrosome reaction (AR). To clarify the mechanism of blockage of AR by sperm-immobilizing antibodies, the authors examined their effects on the increase of intracellular free Ca2+ concentration induced by follicular fluids (Ca2+ influx) in spermatozoa and on their capacitation. Sperm-immobilizing antibodies did not suppress Ca2+ influx induced by follicular fluid, but they inhibited capacitation of human spermatozoa. Namely delta%AR (%AR after addition of an AR inducer--%AR before treatment) induced by progesterone was significantly (p < .0001) lower when spermatozoa were incubated in human tubal fluid medium cotaining antibody-positive serum (1.2%), compared to that when incubated in control medium (19.2%). Furthermore, the proportion of both spermatozoa that became capacitated and ones that had become capacitated decreased significantly (p < .0001) after 2, 4, and 6 h of incubation in medium containing antisperm antibody-positive serum, compared to those of spermatozoa incubated in control medium. In conclusion, sperm-immobilizing antibodies may be closely related to their blockage of capacitation.
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