Mangiaterra Sara, Marker Laurie, Cerquetella Matteo, Galosi Livio, Marchegiani Andrea, Gavazza Alessandra, Rossi Giacomo
School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, 62024 Matelica, Italy.
Cheetah Conservation Fund, Otjiwarongo 9000, Namibia.
Biology (Basel). 2022 Apr 15;11(4):606. doi: 10.3390/biology11040606.
The rapid decline of cheetah () throughout their range and long-term studies of captive breeding has increased conservation action for this species including the study of chronic diseases. Gastritis is one of the captive diseases that leads to high mortality presented with symptoms including vomiting, diarrhea, anorexia, and weight loss. The disease presents different histological lesions in the gastrointestinal tract that are characterized by inconstant and different clinical appearance in captive and free-range cheetahs. The aim of this review is to summarize the causes of chronic gastritis in the cheetah. Factors including diet, living conditions, infections with gastric -like organisms (GHLOs), the lack of genetic polymorphism and the cheetah's specific-immunocompetence are analyzed. All studies on gastroenteric cheetah pathologies, conducted between 1991 (to the best of our knowledge, the first report on online databases) and 2021, are included in this review, highlighting the possible correlation between stress-related captive conditions and chronic gastric pathology.
猎豹（ ）在其整个分布范围内数量迅速减少，以及对圈养繁殖的长期研究，促使人们针对该物种采取了更多保护行动，包括对慢性病的研究。胃炎是圈养猎豹中导致高死亡率的疾病之一，其症状包括呕吐、腹泻、厌食和体重减轻。这种疾病在胃肠道呈现出不同的组织学病变，其特征是圈养猎豹和野生猎豹的临床表现不稳定且各不相同。这篇综述的目的是总结猎豹慢性胃炎的病因。文中分析了包括饮食、生活条件、感染类胃生物（GHLOs）、缺乏基因多态性以及猎豹特定免疫能力等因素。本综述纳入了1991年（据我们所知，在线数据库中的首篇报告）至2021年间所有关于猎豹胃肠病理学的研究，突出了与应激相关的圈养条件和慢性胃部病变之间可能存在的关联。
