狗的认知能力下降和阿尔茨海默病:临床见解来解决一个共同的健康问题
Joel Ehrenzweig1, Robert P Hunter2,3
11Veterinary Health Research Centers, Midlothian, VA.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
|September 27, 2023
概括
患有认知衰退的客户拥有的狗可以作为阿尔茨海默病研究的宝贵模型. 研究犬类认知衰退 (CCD) 有助于理解痴呆症,并为动物和人类开发治疗方法.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 比较医学是一种比较医学.
- 一个健康倡议一项健康倡议.
背景情况:
- 阿尔茨海默病 (AD) 是导致痴呆的主要原因,治疗选择有限,缺乏合适的动物模型阻碍了治疗发展.
- 狗的认知衰退 (CCD) 与人类痴呆症和AD有相似之处,包括改变的生物标志物,神经病理学,生理学和行为.
- 一个健康的方法强调跨学科的合作,以获得最佳的健康结果,强调兽医的潜在作用.
研究的目的:
- 突出自然发生的犬类认知衰退 (CCD) 的重要性,作为阿尔茨海默病 (AD) 的转化研究模型.
- 强调兽医在早期CCD识别和干预中发挥的关键作用,以改善狗的生活质量.
- 倡导使用客户拥有的狗进行跨学科研究,以推进对阿尔茨海默病的理解和治疗,使人类健康受益.
主要方法:
- 这项研究提出了"克服老年记忆和衰老的狗 (DOGMA) "研究,该研究将在兽医实践中进行.
- 在DOGMA研究将分析血液生物标志物和成熟和老年狗的行为指标之间的关系.
- 目的是建立犬类认知衰退 (CCD) 的基准数据.
主要成果:
- 客户拥有的具有自然发生的CCD的狗可以作为转化AD研究的相关替代品.
- 兽医早期发现CCD对于干预和改善受影响狗的生活质量至关重要.
- 在CCD的研究提供了更好地了解AD机制,早期检测和有效治疗的机会,最终有利于人类健康.
结论:
- 在客户拥有的狗中自然发生的CCD为翻译性阿尔茨海默病研究提供了宝贵的机会.
- 兽医可以通过识别和管理CCD,在"一个健康"倡议中发挥领导作用.
- 该DOGMA研究旨在建立基准CCD数据,促进对犬类和人类认知健康的跨学科研究.
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