
Dr. Kenneth E Kokko M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
2500 North State Street Department Of Medici Jackson MS, 39216About
Dr. Kenneth Kokko is a nephrologist practicing in Jackson, MS. Dr. Kokko specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Kokko most typically treats conditions like kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, polycystuc kidney disease, high blood pressure and more. Nephrologists are also experts on kidney transplantation and dialysis. They are usually referred to by primary care physicians for problems related to the kidneys, and while they can perform tests to diagnose kidney disorders, they do not perform surgeries.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Heterologous immunity provides a potent barrier to transplantation tolerance.
- Inhibition of apical Na+ channels in rabbit cortical collecting tubules by basolateral prostaglandin E2 is modulated by protein kinase C.
- Regulation of renal epithelial sodium channels.
- T-cell receptor-stimulated calcineurin activity is inhibited in isolated T cells from transplant patients.
- Regulation of the amiloride-blockable sodium channel from epithelial tissue.
- BK virus in the kidney transplant patient.
- Lipid emulsion use precluding renal replacement therapy.
- Effects of prostaglandin E2 on amiloride-blockable Na+ channels in a distal nephron cell line (A6).
- Prostaglandin E2 activates clusters of apical Cl- channels in principal cells via a cyclic adenosine monophosphate-dependent pathway.
Dr. Kenneth E Kokko M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 2500 North State Street Department Of Medicine Division Of Nephrolog
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