Butterwick Richard F
WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Waltham-on-the-Wolds,Melton Mowbray,Leicester LE14 4RT,UK.
Br J Nutr. 2015 Jan;113 Suppl:S23-5. doi: 10.1017/S0007114514003900.
In pets, as in humans, there is increasing interest in interventions that promote 'health and well-being' into later life and extend these beyond their current limits. The purpose of this review was to assess the relevance of current knowledge of ageing in humans, described in a companion paper, as well as reviewing recent research on ageing in pet populations. The role of diet and other factors that influence the ageing process and ultimately lifespan in pets are highlighted in this review; in addition, future opportunities and challenges to further our understanding of the ageing process in pets are identified. Advancing knowledge of the fundamental biology of ageing will be key for the development and evaluation of strategies that extend both the quality and the quantity of lifespan in human and pet populations.
与人类一样，宠物主人也越来越关注能够促进宠物“健康和幸福”并延长其现有寿命极限的干预措施。本综述的目的是评估在一篇配套论文中描述的人类衰老的现有知识的相关性，同时回顾宠物群体衰老的最新研究。本综述强调了饮食以及其他影响宠物衰老过程和最终寿命的因素的作用；此外，还确定了进一步了解宠物衰老过程的未来机遇和挑战。深入了解衰老的基础生物学对于制定和评估延长人类和宠物群体寿命质量和数量的策略至关重要。
