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Chronic lung diseases are a major cause of long-term disability and death in children and adults. Asthma, pulmonary hypertension, and lung disease in premature babies are the chronic lung diseases that are some of the most common and affect millions of people in the US and worldwide. The underlying causes of these diseases remain poorly understood and current treatments mostly treat the symptoms. Hence, there is a major need for new therapies that better target the disease causing mechanisms of these diseases. This is the focus of our laboratory. Through research using mouse models of these diseases we aim to better understand the causes of these diseases and then target the pathways and genes involved to block the disease process. Our laboratory has extensive experience in lung biology and modeling chronic lung diseases. We work as a team in conjunction with other outstanding groups at Cincinnati Children’s and other institutions around the US and the world.
Picture shows the normal branching lung arterial structure in the mouse revealed by barium-injection and arteriogram imaging. This is a difficult technique and one which our lab has extensive experience in.
Picture shows hemosiderin-containing macrophages (blue) in the gas-exchange region of the lungs from a mouse model of chronic lung disease.
Tom Acciani, Elizabeth Mushaben, Beth Kramer, Tim Le Cras, Tricia Pastura, Chrissy Sarlone
Left to right: Tom Acciani, Elizabeth Mushaben, Beth Kramer, Tim Le Cras, Tricia Pastura, Chrissy Sarlone
Tim D. Le Cras, PhDAssociate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Pulmonary BiologyCincinnati Children's Hospital 3333 Burnet Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039
Phone: 513-636-8151Fax: 513-636-7868Email: tim.lecras@cchmc.org
