Age-related cognitive impairment is associated with low serum concentrations of testosterone and CSF levels of amyloid beta 42 in male cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis)

Aged memory-impaired cynomolgus monkeys had significantly lower levels of cerebrospinal amyloid (A beta(42)) and serum testosterone compared with young animals and non-memory-impaired controls. Our findings confirm similar findings in the human and substantiate the usefulness of the cynomolgus monkey as a spontaneous model for aging-associated senile dementia of the Alzheimer type.

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The study showed that aged memory-impaired cynomolgus monkeys had significantly lower levels of cerebrospinal amyloid (Aβ(42)) and serum testosterone compared to young animals and non-memory-impaired controls, confirming their potential as a model for aging-associated senile dementia of the Alzheimer type.