J Balasch, J A Vanrell, J González-Merlo, M G Ercilla, J Vives, R Castillo
{"title":"[Study of anti-DR antibodies in sterility and infertility (author's transl)].","authors":"J Balasch, J A Vanrell, J González-Merlo, M G Ercilla, J Vives, R Castillo","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The presence of anti-DR antibodies with lymphocyte cytotoxicity test was studied in five groups of patients: 50 males with no history of blood transfusions who comprised the control group, 44 contraceptive-using women, 55 pregnant women, 41 primary sterile and 47 infertile patients. The high and similar degree of sensitization found in both pregnant and sterile patients lead us to the conclusion that anti-DR antibodies are not a cause of sterility and that spermatozoa are highly immunogenic. The biological significance of the antibodies is discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":76418,"journal":{"name":"Reproduccion","volume":"4 4","pages":"297-300"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17988280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R Kamar, G Wajntraub, L Godfried, E Czazkes, T A Aloni
{"title":"The endometrial bacterial flora following insertion of intrauterine contraceptive device.","authors":"R Kamar, G Wajntraub, L Godfried, E Czazkes, T A Aloni","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bacteriological cultures of material were collected from the endometrium and cervix of 150 women using the IUD, 75 control women and transfundally from 20 uteri of women who had undergone abdominal hysterectomy. The results show that the IUD does not alter the endometrial flora unless it is left in situ for a period exceeding two years. The transfundal cultures yielded the lowest positive cultures. The relationship of positive culture to the cycle and the period of insertion of IUD is discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":76418,"journal":{"name":"Reproduccion","volume":"4 4","pages":"301-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18228692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Immunological sterility.","authors":"W Diniz Pereira de Carvalho","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The author presents the fundamental principles of the immunological process, and describes the constitution, origin, classification and action of antibodies and antigens. He identifies the 5 types of antibodies. He then comments on the classical mechanism of the immunological response. The immunological process is then related to a couple's infertility. After a short history the author calls attention to immunological problems of semen and describes a test he created to detect agglutination and/or immobilization of spermatozoa in non-diluted female blood serum. It is a test to be used as a first step in the research of infertility without an apparent cause (ESCA) in office practice. The author also presents the results of 182 cases studied and in his commentary he shows the advantages and deficiencies of the test.</p>","PeriodicalId":76418,"journal":{"name":"Reproduccion","volume":"4 4","pages":"291-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18231497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E Gómez-Mampaso, F Baquero Mochales, L de Rafael Nerpel, L Michaux Oquiñena, A García-Villalba
{"title":"[Listeriosis and fertility (author's transl)].","authors":"E Gómez-Mampaso, F Baquero Mochales, L de Rafael Nerpel, L Michaux Oquiñena, A García-Villalba","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The presence of Listeria monocytogenes is studied in 1112 women belonging to four different groups: healthy women with no pathological obstetric antecedents, women with pathological obstetric antecedents, sterile women, and women with neonates suffering from listeriosis. Investigation on Listeria monocytogenes was achieved in 512 cases from the endocervical cavity and in all cases from the vaginal exudate. We have obtained a total of 2.3% of positive results. The 25 isolations of Listeria monocytogenes correspond to women with macerated fetuses, dead during the birth or after the birth, or to women whose neonatus was diagnosed to have listeriosis. We have not obtained positive results in women with abortions or malformed fetuses. In the same way we have not objectified the relation between listeriosis and female sterility. The endocervical exudate provides 33% more isolations than the vaginal. The higher percentage of isolations is obtained within the first 10 days after birth.</p>","PeriodicalId":76418,"journal":{"name":"Reproduccion","volume":"4 4","pages":"309-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18228693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G Romero-Salinas, R Vera-Cázares, F La Torre-Rasguido, G Escalera-Villarreal, B Bandera-González
{"title":"[Human uterine contractility during normal puerperium (author's transl)].","authors":"G Romero-Salinas, R Vera-Cázares, F La Torre-Rasguido, G Escalera-Villarreal, B Bandera-González","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In order to determine the morphology and the normal values of uterine contractility during the puerperium, 26 patients with the following characteristics were studied: multiparous during puerperium, without recent episiotomy, with healthy cervix, absence of genital septic focus, uterine tumours or malformations; all of them breast feeding. In the hypothesis it was considered that the endogenous oxytocin increases and stimulates the mammary myoepithelium and uterine contractility. For recording uterine contractility, the technique of Jaumandreu and Hendricks was used. The recordings were made during the 24 hours postpartum, at 5, 10, 20, 30 and 40 days with a duration of 2 to 3 hours. All the studies were longitudinal. The change of human uterine contractility during normal puerperium were estimated. The range of the tonus was 22--41 mmHg, the intensity 5--18 mmHg, the frequency 17--23 contractions in 10 minutes, and the uterine activity 102--223 Montevideo Units.</p>","PeriodicalId":76418,"journal":{"name":"Reproduccion","volume":"4 4","pages":"341-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18231502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spontaneous contractility of human placental vessels in vitro axipetal and isometric recording.","authors":"V H Gonzalez Panizza, W L Benedetti, H Alvarez","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In vitro contractility of isolated cylindrical segments of chorial arteries and veins from 40 human term placentas was studied. Contractility was recorded by an isometrical and axipetal method. Spontaneous contractility was observed in 75% of the arteries and in 45% of veins. In both types of vessels, contractility was similar and characterized by development of tonic circumferential tension, between 100 and 200 mg/mm. Clonic activity consisting of rhythmic contractions with an average frequency between 0.7 and 0.9/min and an average intensity of 5--40 mg/min was superimposed. Vasoconstrictor drugs (PGF2 alpha, histamine and adrenaline) increase tonic tension without modifying the frequency of clonic activity. It is suggested that spontaneous contractility may be the expression of myogenic excitability related to the regulation of fetal placental blood flow.</p>","PeriodicalId":76418,"journal":{"name":"Reproduccion","volume":"4 4","pages":"335-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18231500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of androgens on the rate of muscle protein breakdown in rats treated with glucocorticoids.","authors":"S Santidrian, V R Young","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76418,"journal":{"name":"Reproduccion","volume":"4 4","pages":"331-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18231503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[46 XY gonadal dysgenesis and dysgerminoma (author's transl)].","authors":"J Ausín, L Cavallé, M Márquez, J González-Merlo","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A patient with gonadal dysgenesis, cariotype 46 XY and female biotype is presented. The histological study confirmed the presence of a dysgerminoma in the left gonad. The features of the cases are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":76418,"journal":{"name":"Reproduccion","volume":"4 4","pages":"349-56"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18231504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Daily rhythms of melatonin in pineal, serum and urine of rats (author's transl)].","authors":"R Alonso, Y Ozaki, R J Wurtman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The levels of melatonin in urine, serum, and pineals were determined in rats during the light/dark cycle. Previous to the radioimmunoassay, melatonin was isolated using a new ascending chromatographic method with programmed multiple development. The daily excretion of melatonin and its serum levels showed a characteristic rhythm, night samples containing several times more melatonin than those of the light period. The pineal content of melatonin of animals killed at different intervals also showed a similar day/night rhythm. The chromatographic method used gave a perfect separation of melatonin from other materials which could interfere in the assay. The mobility of material detected by RIA was identical to that of authentic melatonin chromatographed concurrently.</p>","PeriodicalId":76418,"journal":{"name":"Reproduccion","volume":"4 3","pages":"225-33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18208376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C M Ruiz de Galarreta, A Sosa, F Freire, O Schiaffini
{"title":"Glucose metabolism in the testis of the normal and streptozotocin diabetic rat.","authors":"C M Ruiz de Galarreta, A Sosa, F Freire, O Schiaffini","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the present work, the metabolism of [U-14C]glucose was studied in the testicular tissue of normal and streptozotocin diabetic rats. The results show that diabetes alters 14CO2 production and 14C incorporation into lipids from [U-14C]glucose. No differences were found in the [14C]proteins and [14C]nucleic acids between experimental groups. Results are discussed in relation to an insulin deficiency and/or an alteration in the hypothalamic-hypophyseal-gonadal axis.</p>","PeriodicalId":76418,"journal":{"name":"Reproduccion","volume":"4 3","pages":"219-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"17832815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}