Publications by authors named "Nancy Welborn"

Poor sleep health has been previously documented in veterinary medical students. However, it is not known how universal or widespread this problem is. This study evaluated Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) scores to measure sleep health among students at seven colleges of veterinary medicine in the United States (US).

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  • FGF19 is a hormone produced in the intestines that helps regulate bile acid synthesis and glucose metabolism in the liver, influenced by bile acids interacting with the FXR in the gut.
  • A study aimed to compare serum FGF19 levels in dogs with gallbladder mucoceles (GBMs) to healthy control dogs, using abdominal imaging and blood tests for diagnosis.
  • Results showed that dogs with GBMs had significantly lower levels of FGF19 compared to control dogs, suggesting that GBM may negatively impact bile flow and liver metabolism in these animals.
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A more complete understanding of canine T-lymphocyte immunity is necessary for improving diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to canine diseases, developing cell-based canine immunotherapeutics, and evaluating dogs as large mammal models for comparative immunology research. The aim of this study was to utilize CD45RA (indicating antigen inexperience) and CD62L (indicating lymph node homing capability), to quantify canine memory T-cell subsets in healthy dogs and dogs with various diseases. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were prospectively collected from dogs belonging to one of four groups:dermatologic inflammation (n = 9), solid tumors (n = 9), lymphoma (n = 9), and age-/weight-matched healthy control dogs (n = 15).

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