Dr. Philip Alfred Kern M.D.
Endocrinology-Diabetes | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
800 Rose St Mn-524 Lexington KY, 40536About
Dr. Philip Kern practices Endocrinology in Lexington, KY. Dr. Kern specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases related to hormone imbalance, and the bodys glands in the endocrine system. Endocrinologists are trained and certified to treat a variety of conditions, including menopause, diabetes, infertility, and thyroid disorders, among many others. Dr. Kern examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
New York Med Coll- Valhalla Ny 1978
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Role of protein kinase C in the translational regulation of lipoprotein lipase in adipocytes.
- Antagonistic effects of vitamin D and parathyroid hormone on lipoprotein lipase in cultured adipocytes.
- Effect of weight loss on muscle fiber type, fiber size, capillarity, and succinate dehydrogenase activity in humans.
- Effects of a high-fat-sucrose diet on enzymes in homocysteine metabolism in the rat.
- The translational regulation of lipoprotein lipase in diabetic rats involves the 3'-untranslated region of the lipoprotein lipase mRNA.
- Adipose tissue tumor necrosis factor and interleukin-6 expression in human obesity and insulin resistance.
- The effect of glucose and insulin on the activity of methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase and cystathionine-beta-synthase: studies in hepatocytes.
- The HIV protease inhibitor saquinavir impairs lipid metabolism and glucose transport in cultured adipocytes.
- The effect of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) on oxidative enzymes in adipocytes and liver.
- Regulation of lipoprotein lipase by protein kinase C alpha in 3T3-F442A adipocytes.
- The translational regulation of lipoprotein lipase by epinephrine involves an RNA binding complex including the catalytic subunit of protein kinase A.
- Insulin sensitivity and plasma homocysteine concentrations in non-diabetic obese and normal weight subjects.
- Transgenic mice expressing lipoprotein lipase in adipose tissue. Absence of the proximal 3'-untranslated region causes translational upregulation.
- Adiponectin expression from human adipose tissue: relation to obesity, insulin resistance, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha expression.
- Uncoupling protein-2 polymorphisms in type 2 diabetes, obesity, and insulin secretion.
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