Dr. Keith W. Kelley, DDS

Expert Publications

• IL-10 promotes survival of microglia without activating Akt.
• Age-associated loss of bone marrow hematopoietic cells is reversed by GH and accompanies thymic reconstitution.
• Expression and regulation of interleukin-1 receptors in the brain. Role in cytokines-induced sickness behavior.
• Proinflammatory cytokines block growth of breast cancer cells by impairing signals from a growth factor receptor.
• Insulin-like growth factor-I and the cytokines IL-3 and IL-4 promote survival of progenitor myeloid cells by different mechanisms.
• A new look for brain, behavior, and immunity.
• Cytokine-hormone interactions: tumor necrosis factor alpha impairs biologic
• Tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibits cyclin A expression and retinoblastoma hyperphosphorylation triggered by insulin-like growth factor-I induction of new E2F-1 synthesis.
• From hormones to immunity: the physiology of immunology.
• Conditioned taste aversion with lipopolysaccharide and peptidoglycan does not activate cytokine gene expression in the spleen and hypothalamus of mice.
• Tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibits insulin-like growth factor I-induced hematopoietic cell survival and proliferation.
• IL-1beta suppresses prolonged Akt activation and expression of E2F-1 and cyclin A
• IL-1beta impairs insulin-like growth factor i-induced differentiation and
• Proinflammatory cytokine impairment of insulin-like growth factor I-induced protein synthesis in skeletal muscle myoblasts requires ceramide.
• Bacille Calmette-Guérin inoculation induces chronic activation of peripheral and brain indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase in mice.

Media Releases

Get to know Dentist Dr. Keith W. Kelley, who serves patients in Troy, Michigan.

Dr. Kelley is a reliable and experienced dentist who is currently serving patients’ dental needs at his private dental practice – A Center For Family Dentistry – in Troy, Michigan. There, he and his caring team strive to provide patients the highest quality, most comfortable dental care in a relaxing and state-of-the-art environment. They use the latest technology to create beautiful and healthy smiles.

Dr. Kelley has been chosen as one of America’s Best Dentists since 2002 by the Consumers Research Council of America.

Dr. Kelley graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology in 1979. He was then accepted and attended one of the top ranked dental schools in the nation – the University of Michigan School of Dentistry where he earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 1983.

Dr. Kelley is an active member of many dental organizations, including the American Dental Association, the Michigan Dental Association, the Oakland County Dental Association, the Academy of General Dentistry, the Academy of Dentistry International, the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, the Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, the International Association for Orthodontics, the L.D. Pankey Alumni Association, and the World Congress of Laser Dentistry.

Dr. Kelley is a Fellow of the Academy of Dentistry International (FADI). The ADI is an international honor society for dentists promoting social responsibility of the dental profession. Fellowship in the ADI is bestowed on dentists whose professional, civic, and related accomplishments are truly outstanding. Candidates for fellowship must have earned their dental degree at least five years prior to nomination.

Dr. Kelley is also a Fellow of the International Dental Implant Association. The International Dental Implant Association is an alumni network for dentists who have taken dental implant seminars (continuing education courses). Founded in 2008 by Dr. Arun K. Garg, an international lecturer, author, and oral surgeon, the International Dental Implant Association has grown to become one of the largest organizations of its size with nearly 3,000 members.

Dentistry, also known as Dental and Oral Medicine, is a branch of medicine that consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral cavity. Dentists are responsible for diagnosing oral diseases, as well as promoting oral health and disease prevention. Additionally, they look for abnormalities within the mouth such as lumps, swelling or discoloration, and perform necessary diagnostic procedures to diagnose and treat these abnormalities.

Dr. Kelley is a certified Invisalign® provider. Invisalign is a type of orthodontic treatment that helps to straighten teeth without the use of the typical metal braces.

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