Animal models of neurodegenerative diseases

AUTOR(ES)

Ribeiro, Fabiola Mara, Camargos, Elizabeth Ribeiro da Silva, Souza, Leonardo Cruz de, Teixeira, Antonio Lucio

FONTE

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2013

RESUMO

The prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD), increases with age, and the number of affected patients is expected to increase worldwide in the next decades. Accurately understanding the etiopathogenic mechanisms of these diseases is a crucial step for developing disease-modifying drugs able to preclude their emergence or at least slow their progression. Animal models contribute to increase the knowledge on the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases. These models reproduce different aspects of a given disease, as well as the histopathological lesions and its main symptoms. The purpose of this review is to present the main animal models for AD, PD, and Huntington's disease.

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