Molecular Human Reproduction, Vol. 5, No. 3, 214-219,
March 1999
© 1999 European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
Detection of partial and complete acrosome reaction in human spermatozoa: which inducers and probes to use?
1 Department of Biological Chemistry, The Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100 Rehovot, Israel and 2 IVF Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Barzilai Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 78306 Ashkelon, Israel
The acrosome reaction (AR), an essential step for achieving mammalian fertilization, was recently introduced as a means of clinical evaluation of male fertility. However, most of the available techniques for acrosomal status assessment (except those employing electron microscopy) do not define whether the measurements represent partial or complete AR. We, therefore, performed a crossover investigation of the types of inducers and probes required for detecting partial or complete AR in human spermatozoa. The acrosomal status before and after stimulation with four AR inducers was evaluated after incubation for 3 h in capacitating conditions. We used a fluorescence-activated cell sorter with fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated monoclonal antibody CD46 (FITC–CD46) targeting the inner acrosomal membrane for detecting a complete AR, and fluorescein isothiocyanate–Pisum sativum agglutinin (FITC–PSA) targeting the acrosomal content for detection of both partial and complete AR. Without stimulation or following stimulation with progesterone, follicular fluid (FF) or phorbol myristate ester (PMA), the AR could be detected with FITC–PSA but not with FITC–CD46. Following stimulation with the calcium ionophore A23187, the AR could be detected by both FITC–PSA and FITC–CD46. These results suggest that spontaneous AR as well as AR induced by progesterone, PMA and FF are partial. In contrast, the AR induced by A23187 is total, i.e. both partial and complete. These findings are valuable for both research and clinical purposes and are a step towards an international agreement on a standard test for human sperm AR, for which there is an urgent need.
A23187/acrosome reaction/capacitation/CD46/human spermatozoa
3 To whom correspondence should be addressed at: IVF Unit, Barzilai Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 78306 Ashkelon, Israel
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