Publications by authors named "Kristen Ludwick"
Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) are two prevalent transmittable diseases for domestic cats. This paper reports the frequency of these two diseases compared globally across Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at purchasing power parity per capita (PPP). Information around FeLV and FIV rates of infection in specific locations around the world was analyzed from 47 published articles.
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- The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis is activated in response to threats, causing the body to mobilize energy for a stress response, which can be influenced by nutrition.
- A study showed that a low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet (KD) in rats and mice linked to nutritional ketosis resulted in signs of chronic stress, such as increased stress hormones and other markers of HPA axis activity.
- The protein FGF21, associated with the ketotic state, appears to modulate this HPA response, as mice without FGF21 had a reduced HPA axis activity when subjected to the ketogenic diet or medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs).