Director of the UT Hospitalist training program at Baptist Memorial Hospital

Internal Medicine

Ankur Seth, MD is an expert in the field of Internal Medicine. He researched medicine at Dayanand Medical College . He over the years received 11 awards: "Member", "Honor Council Representative", "College Captain and College Color", "Twice Silver Medallist", "Students Sports Secretary", "Chief Organizer", "Ganesh Benzoplast merit Scholarship", "School Chairmans award for excellent stage performance", "National Talent Search Scholarship", "Head Boy and President" and "Top 5% of the class throughout school and college". Ankur Seth, MD is also a published doctor. He has 11 publication published. The most recent publication is: Epidermal growth factor protects the apical junctional complexes from hydrogen peroxide in bile duct epithelium. He accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.

Publications

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• Epidermal growth factor protects the apical junctional complexes from hydrogen peroxide in bile duct epithelium.
• Protein kinase Czeta phosphorylates occludin and promotes assembly of epithelial tight junctions.
• Hydrogen peroxide activates focal adhesion kinase and c-Src by a phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase-dependent mechanism and promotes cell migration in Caco-2 cell monolaye...
• Protein phosphatase 2A plays a role in hydrogen peroxide-induced disruption of tight junctions in Caco-2 cell monolayers.
• Phosphorylation of Tyr-398 and Tyr-402 in occludin prevents its interaction with ZO-1 and destabilizes its assembly at the tight junctions.
• PKC eta regulates occludin phosphorylation and epithelial tight junction integrity.
• Role of phospholipase Cgamma-induced activation of protein kinase Cepsilon (PKCepsilon) and PKCbetaI in epidermal growth factor-mediated protection of tight junctions ...
• Protein phosphatases 2A and 1 interact with occludin and negatively regulate the assembly of tight junctions in the CACO-2 cell monolayer.
• Acetaldehyde dissociates the PTP1B-E-cadherin-beta-catenin complex in Caco-2 cell monolayers by a phosphorylation-dependent mechanism.
• MAPK interacts with occludin and mediates EGF-induced prevention of tight junction disruption by hydrogen peroxide.

Doctors Specialties

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• Internal Medicine

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Member
• Honor Council Representative
• College Captain and College Color
• Twice Silver Medallist
• Students’ Sports Secretary
• Chief Organizer
• Ganesh Benzoplast merit Scholarship
• School Chairman’s award for excellent stage performance
• National Talent Search Scholarship
• Head Boy and President
• Top 5% of the class throughout school and college

Education

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• University of Tennessee
• University of Tennessee Health Science Center
• Dayanand Medical College

Hospital

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• University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1275836371
NPPES Provider LastName		SETH
NPPES Provider FirstName		ANKUR
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		381202113
NPPES Provider State		TN
Specialty Description		Hospitalist
Total Claim Count		255.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1275836371
Last Name Of The Provider	SETH
First Name Of The Provider	ANKUR
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