Gore M A, Brandes F, Kaup F J, Lenzner R, Mothes T, Osman A A
Animal Conservation and Research Department, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK.
J Med Primatol. 2001 Jun;30(3):179-84. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0684.2001.tb00007.x.
Captive callitrichids are prone to developing intestinal problems. Their captive and natural diets differ enormously, and diet has been suggested to play a major role in wasting marmoset syndrome. Proteins in wheat, soy and milk are included in callitrichid diets of most colonies and have been linked to an immune reaction in Saguinus oedipus and Callithrix jacchus. In the present study of 23 males and females of the two species, wheat protein was tested but soy and milk products were excluded. One group had wheat and the other had rice in their diet. Blood samples and biopsies from the colon were taken. Results showed changes in the colon and an immune reaction to gliadin, a wheat protein related to coeliac disease in humans. A further immune reaction was also observed. Suggestions for further study and exclusion of cereal in the diet of these small, New World primates are discussed.
圈养的绢毛猴科动物容易出现肠道问题。它们的圈养饮食和自然饮食差异极大，并且饮食被认为在绒猴消瘦综合征中起主要作用。大多数圈养群体的绢毛猴科动物饮食中都包含小麦、大豆和牛奶中的蛋白质，这些蛋白质与白领伶猴和普通狨猴的免疫反应有关。在对这两个物种的23只雄性和雌性动物的当前研究中，对小麦蛋白进行了测试，但排除了大豆和奶制品。一组动物的饮食中有小麦，另一组则有大米。采集了血液样本和结肠活检组织。结果显示结肠出现变化，并且对麦醇溶蛋白产生了免疫反应，麦醇溶蛋白是一种与人类乳糜泻相关的小麦蛋白。还观察到了进一步的免疫反应。文中讨论了对这些小型新大陆灵长类动物饮食进行进一步研究和排除谷物的建议。
