Recent/Current
Research Funding

National Institutes
of Health

Graduate Group Affiliations

Molecular, Cellular, and
Integrative Physiology

Agricultural and
Environmental Chemistry

Research Interests

In working with patients, I use a careful and efficient application of scientific knowledge to the artful practice of pulmonary medicine. I strongly believe that UC Davis makes a special contribution to the Sacramento-area community through the heartfelt concern of medical students, house staff and faculty for the health and welfare of the patients it serves.

Representative Publications

Morrissey, B.M., B.C. Schock, G.P. Marelich and C.E. Cross. Cystic fibrosis in adults: current and future management strategies. Clin Rev in Allergy & Immunol 25:275-288, 2004.

Corbacho, A.M., Y. Macotela, G. Nava, J.P. Eiserich, C.E. Cross, G.M. de la Escalera and C. Clapp. Cytokine induction of prolactin receptors mediates prolactin inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis in pulmonary fibroblasts. FEBS 544:171-175, 2003.

Morrissey, B.M., A. van der Vliet, J. Eiserich and C.E. Cross. Chapter 12, p. 261-283. Oxidative and nitrosative stress in cystic fibrosis: significance or triviality. In: J. Fuchs, M. Podda and L. Packer (Eds.) Redox-Genome Interaction in Health and Disease. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 2003.

Valacchi, G., E. Pagnin, R. Okamoto, A.M. Corbacho, E. Olano, O.A. Davis, A. van der Vliet, L. Packer and C.E. Cross. Induction of stress proteins and MMP-9 by 0.8 ppm of ozone in murine skin. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 305:1-6, 2003.

Cross, C.E.. The antioxidant milieu at asthmatic respiratory tract surfaces. Pediatric Research 53:365-368, 2003.

Reznick, A.Z., Klein, J.P. Eiserich, C.E. Cross and R.M. Nagler. Inhibition of oral peroxidase activity by cigarette smoke: in vivo and in vitro studies. Free Radical Biology & Medicine 34:377-384, 2003.

Dietrich, M., G. Block, E.P. Norkus, M. Hudes, M.G. Traber, C.E. Cross and L. Packer. Smoking and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke decrease some plasma antioxidants and increase alpha-tocopherol in vivo after adjustment for dietary antioxidant intakes. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 77:160-166, 2003.

Dietrich, M, G Block, M Hudes, JD Morrow, EP Norkus, MG Traber, CE Cross and L Packer. Antioxidant supplementation decreases lipid peroxidation biomarker F2-isoprostanes in plasma of smokers. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers Prevention 2002:11:7-13, 2002.

Obermueller-Jevic, UC, I Espiritu, AM Corbacho, CE Cross, and H Witschi. Lung tumor development in mice exposed to tobacco smoke and fed B-Carotene diets. Toxicological Sci 69, 23-29, 2002.

Cross, CE, G Valacchi, BC Schock, M Wilson, S Weber, JP Eiserich, and A. van der Vliet. Environmental oxidant pollunts effects on biologic systems. A focus on micronutrient antioxidant-oxidant interactions. amer J Resp Crit Care Med 166, 2002.