Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9016424 | Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Diagnosis of dementia of the Alzheimer's type depends on clinical criteria and exclusion of other disorders because, at this time, a validated biological marker, aside from histological brain examination, remains to be established. The canine counterpart of senile dementia of the Alzheimer type (ccSDAT) is considered a promising model for examining behavioral, cellular and molecular processes involved in early phases of human brain aging and Alzheimer disease (AD). In order to investigate the first events taking place in canine cognitive dysfunction, in this paper we established a new and rapid behavioral test that finely discriminates the degrees of cognitive impairment. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis was performed to determine the relationship between each disease stage and modification of cerebral energy metabolism. Our results demonstrate a parallel increase of lactate, pyruvate and potassium concentrations in the severe cognitive deficit. These differences are discussed in view of the neuroprotective role presently given to lactate.
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Authors
Marco Pugliese, Josep Lluis Carrasco, Carmen Andrade, Ernesto Mas, Joan Mascort, Nicole Mahy,