Dr. Lu Cai is a tenured Professor of Departments of
Pediatrics, Radiation Oncology and Pharmacology, and Toxicology, and Director of
Pediatric Research Institute, the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Dr.
Cai received his MD in 1983 and Ph.D. in 1990 from Jilin University, China. He
has had his postdoctoral training at the University of Western Ontario and McGill
University (1993–1999), Canada. He has been a member of several societies
or associations, including the Society of Toxicology, American Diabetes
Association, American Heart Association, Radiation Research Society, and
Dose-Response. Dr. Cai’s research interests and expertise include the cellular
and molecular mechanisms of diabetes-induced cardiovascular diseases, more
specifically for the development of diabetic cardiomyopathy and the roles of
trace elements such as zinc and iron and related metallothionein in the
development of diabetic complications, as well as the health effects of
environmental contamination of heavy metals such as cadmium or ionizing
radiation on the victim and their offspring.
Research Keywords & Expertise
Oxidative Stress
trace elements
Nrf2
Metallothionein
diabetic nephropathy
Cardiovascular Disease...
Diabetic cardiomyopath...
Antioxidant Therapy
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Oxidative Stress
25%
Diabetic cardiomyopathy
24%
Metallothionein
20%
Nrf2
15%
Cardiovascular Diseases
10%
diabetic nephropathy
5%
Antioxidant Therapy
Short Biography
Dr. Lu Cai is a tenured Professor of Departments of
Pediatrics, Radiation Oncology and Pharmacology, and Toxicology, and Director of
Pediatric Research Institute, the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Dr.
Cai received his MD in 1983 and Ph.D. in 1990 from Jilin University, China. He
has had his postdoctoral training at the University of Western Ontario and McGill
University (1993–1999), Canada. He has been a member of several societies
or associations, including the Society of Toxicology, American Diabetes
Association, American Heart Association, Radiation Research Society, and
Dose-Response. Dr. Cai’s research interests and expertise include the cellular
and molecular mechanisms of diabetes-induced cardiovascular diseases, more
specifically for the development of diabetic cardiomyopathy and the roles of
trace elements such as zinc and iron and related metallothionein in the
development of diabetic complications, as well as the health effects of
environmental contamination of heavy metals such as cadmium or ionizing
radiation on the victim and their offspring.
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