中国神经再生研究(英文版) ›› 2022, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (1): 93-94.doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.314295

• 观点:退行性病与再生 • 上一篇    下一篇

雌激素仍然是阿尔茨海默病的一种具有吸引力的治疗方法

  

  • 出版日期:2022-01-05 发布日期:2021-09-18

Estrogens still represent an attractive therapeutic approach for Alzheimer’s disease

Elena Tamagno*, Michela Guglielmotto   

  1. Department of Neuroscience, University of Torino, Torino, Italy (Tamagno E, Guglielmotto M)
    Neuroscience Institute of Cavalieri Ottolenghi Foundation (NICO), University of Torino, Torino, Italy (Tamagno E, Guglielmotto M)
  • Online:2022-01-05 Published:2021-09-18
  • Contact: Elena Tamagno, PhD, elena.tamagno@unito.it.

摘要:

Neural Regen Res雌激素和荷尔蒙模式可能成为阿尔茨海默患者个性化治疗的重要靶标

    流行病学研究表明,与男性相比,女性罹患AD的患病率显著增加,这可以解释为女性的寿命延长。阿尔茨海默病女性患者的认知障碍比男性患者更为严重,可能是因为绝经后降低的雌激素水平。由此看来,雌激素对阿尔茨海默患者的神经保护作用似乎是多方面的。雌激素具有对抗神经炎症、突触毒性和氧化应激等经典保护作用,并且最近研究表明,雌激素能够调节淀粉样蛋白-β Tau蛋白——这两种疾病主角的产生。

来自意大利都灵大学的作者认为雌激素神经保护的基础研究对于加强雌激素作为AD治疗方法的潜在应用知识至关重要。已有临床试验阴性结果的科学解释提示雌激素可能仍然被认为是一个重要的治疗靶点,有助于更好地设计临床方案,以确定雌激素在治疗中的最佳使用方式,从而设计出越来越个性化的治疗方案。因此,应考虑女性的个别因素(如年龄、生殖阶段、激素水平)与其他危险因素的相互作用,以便确定预防认知障碍最佳的雌激素治疗方法。鉴于阿尔茨海默病在出现症状之前就已经潜伏多年,我们必须利用这个漫长的窗口期来修改和调节所有已知的危险因素。雌激素和荷尔蒙模式可能是重要的治疗靶标,便于发展个性化疗法并从多个方面攻击这种疾病。

  文章在《中国神经再生研究(英文版)》杂志202211期发表。

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2817-2835 (Elena Tamagno) 

Abstract: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that goes from mild cognitive impairment in prodromal disease to severely disabling deficits in advanced stages. The risk for AD development, as well as progression and severity, clearly differ between men and women (Pike, 2017). Epidemiological studies have shown that there is a significantly increased prevalence in the development of AD in women compared to men, which is usually explained by the longer lifespan of women. This increased frequency may be due to the interplay between age and sex, in which genetic factors together with hormonal and metabolic patterns play a crucial role. Moreover, cognitive impairment has been confirmed to be greater in women than in men at the same stage of AD, likely due to reduced estrogen levels in post-menopausal women (Laws et al., 2016).