Abstract
The average life span steadily grows in humans and in animals kept as pets or left in sanctuaries making the issue of elderly-associated cognitive impairment a hot-spot for scientists. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most prevalent cause of progressive mental deterioration in aging humans, and there is a growing body of evidence that similar disorders (Alzheimer’s-like diseases, ALD) are observed in animals, more than ever found in senescent individuals. This review reveals up to date knowledge in pathogenesis, hallmarks, diagnostic approaches and modalities in AD faced up with ALD related to different animal species. If found at necropsy, there are striking similarities between senile plaques (SP) and neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) in human and animal brains. Also, the set of clinical symptoms in ALD resembles that observed in AD. At molecular and microscopic levels, the human and animal brain histopathology in AD and ALD shows a great resemblance. AD is fatal, and the etiology is still unknown, although the myriad of efforts and techniques were employed in order to decipher the molecular mechanisms of disease onset and its progression. Nowadays, according to an increasing number of cases reported in animals, apparently, biochemistry of AD and ALD has a lot in common. Described observations point to the importance of extensive in vivo models and extensive pre-clinical studies on aging animals as a suitable model for AD disease.
Funder
Krajowy Naukowy Osrodek Wiodacy
Subject
Inorganic Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Computer Science Applications,Spectroscopy,Molecular Biology,General Medicine,Catalysis
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