Publications Since 2010
2025
1. Peter Brian Frappell (1961–2024)
WK Milsom, P MacFarlane, S Simpson, SL Munns, K Cummings, ... Journal of Experimental Biology 228 (4).
2024
1. Orexin facilitates the peripheral chemoreflex via corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons projecting to the nucleus of the solitary tract
RB Musa, J Cornelius-Green, H Zhang, DP Li, DD Kline, EM Hasser, ... Journal of Neuroscience 44 (27). Cited by: 2
2. Orexin 1 Receptors in The Paraventricular Nucleus of The Hypothalamus (PVN) Facilitate The Peripheral Chemoreflex
R Ben Musa, DP Li, DD Kline, EM Hasser, K Cummings Physiology 39 (S1), 850.
3. Altered 5-HT2A/C receptor binding in the medulla oblongata in the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS): Part II. Age-associated alterations in serotonin receptor …
KJ Cummings, JC Leiter, FL Trachtenberg, BW Okaty, RA Darnall, ... Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 83 (3), 144-160. Cited by: 4
2023
1. Paraventricular nucleus projections to the nucleus tractus solitarii are essential for full expression of hypoxia‐induced peripheral chemoreflex responses
BC Ruyle, L Lima‐Silveira, D Martinez, KJ Cummings, CM Heesch, ... The Journal of Physiology 601 (19), 4309-4336. Cited by: 11
2. Correction to: An exposé of Frappellian Motion
TD Clark, KJ Cummings, TJ Schultz Journal of Comparative Physiology. B, Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology.
3. An expose of Frappellian Motion (vol 191, pg 1125, 2021)
TD Clark, KJ Cummings, TJ Schultz Journal of Comparative Physiology B.
4. Orexin facilitates the hypoxic ventilatory response via the activation of corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons that project to the nucleus of the solitary tract
R Ben Musa, J Cornelius-Green, E Hasser, D Kline, K Cummings Physiology 38 (S1), 5733602.
5. The effect of orexin on the hypoxic ventilatory response of female rats is greatest in the active phase during diestrus
R Ben Musa, J Cornelius-Green, EM Hasser, KJ Cummings Journal of Applied Physiology 134 (3), 638-648. Cited by: 3
2022
1. A serotonin-deficient rat model of neurogenic hypertension: influence of sex and sympathetic vascular tone
RL Spinieli, J Cornelius-Green, KJ Cummings
Journal of Neurophysiology 128 (5), 1199-1206. Cited by: 2
2. Assessing central and peripheral respiratory chemoreceptor interaction in humans
KM Milloy, MG White, JOC Chicilo, KJ Cummings, JR Pfoh, TA Day
Experimental Physiology 107 (9), 1081-1093. Cited by: 8
3. Orexin facilitates the ventilatory and behavioral responses of rats to hypoxia
RL Spinieli, R Ben Musa, J Cornelius-Green, EM Hasser, KJ Cummings
American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. Cited by: 9
4. Orexin Facilitates the Hypoxic Ventilatory Response: Influence of Estrus Cycle
R Ben Musa, R Spinieli, J Cornelius‐Green, EM Hasser, KJ Cummings
The FASEB Journal 36.
2021
1. An exposé of frappellian motion
TD Clark, KJ Cummings, TJ Schultz
Journal of Comparative Physiology B 191, 1125-1129. Cited by: 2
2. Orexin contributes to eupnea within a critical period of postnatal development
RL Spinieli, R Ben Musa, J Kielhofner, J Cornelius-Green, KJ Cummings
American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. Cited by: 4
3. Orexin facilitates the hypoxic ventilatory response in rats
R Spinieli, J Cornelius‐Green, K Cummings
The FASEB Journal 35.
4. Eupnea and gasping in vivo are facilitated by the activation of 5-HT2A receptors
KJ Cummings
Journal of Neurophysiology 125 (5), 1543-1551. Cited by: 7
2020
1. Sex-and age-based differences in the effect of central serotonin on arterial blood pressure regulation
JL Magnusson, CA Emter, KJ Cummings
Journal of Applied Physiology 129 (6), 1310-1323. Cited by: 2
2. Orexin Maintains Ventilation During a Critical Window of Postnatal Life
RL Spinieli, J Kielhofner, J Cornelius-Green, KJ Cummings
The FASEB Journal 34 (S1), 1-1.
3. Take a deep breath and wake up: The protean role of serotonin preventing sudden death in infancy
KJ Cummings, JC Leiter
Experimental Neurology 326, 113165. Cited by: 10
2019
1. The serotonergic system and the control of breathing during development
KJ Cummings, MR Hodges
Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology 270, 103255. Cited by: 30
2. Mice lacking brain-derived serotonin have altered swallowing function
MM Haney, J Sinnott, KL Osman, I Deninger, E Andel, V Caywood, A Mok, …
Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery 161 (3), 468-471. Cited by: 25
3. Increased central cholinergic drive contributes to the apneas of serotonin-deficient rat pups during active sleep
MR Davis, JL Magnusson, KJ Cummings
Journal of Applied Physiology 126 (5), 1175-1183. Cited by: 10
2018
1. Central serotonin and the control of arterial blood pressure and heart rate in infant rats: influence of sleep state and sex
JL Magnusson, KJ Cummings
American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. Cited by: 15
2. Serotonin: Physiological Homeostasis from Birth to Adulthood
MR Hodges, KJ Cummings, PM Pilowsky
Elsevier Science & Technology. Cited by: 1
2017
1. Active sleep unmasks apnea and delayed arousal in infant rat pups lacking central serotonin
JO Young, A Geurts, MR Hodges, KJ Cummings
Journal of Applied Physiology 123 (4), 825-834. Cited by: 25
2. A loss of central serotonin in middle‐aged rats leads to increased blood pressure solely in males
J Magnusson, A Li, M Hodges, K Cummings
The FASEB Journal 31, 1056.9-1056.9.
2016
1. α4-Containing nicotinic receptors contribute to the effects of perinatal nicotine on ventilatory and metabolic responses of neonatal mice to ambient cooling
J Avraam, KJ Cummings, PB Frappell
American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. Cited by: 2
2. Aspiring to inspire-serotonin, the laryngeal chemoreflex and the sudden infant death syndrome
KJ Cummings
Experimental Physiology 101 (7). Cited by: 4
2015
1. Plasticity in breathing and arterial blood pressure following acute intermittent hypercapnic hypoxia in infant rat pups with a partial loss of 5-HT neurons
J Magnusson, KJ Cummings
American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. Cited by: 7
2014
1. Interaction of central and peripheral chemoreflexes in neonatal mice: Evidence for hypo-addition
KJ Cummings
Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology 203, 75-81. Cited by: 9
2. Acid-base balance in the developing marsupial: from ectotherm to endotherm
SJ Andrewartha, KJ Cummings, PB Frappell
Journal of Applied Physiology 116 (9), 1210-1219. Cited by: 7
2013
1. Brain stem serotonin protects blood pressure in neonatal rats exposed to episodic anoxia
HT Yang, KJ Cummings
Journal of Applied Physiology 115 (12), 1733-1741. Cited by: 19
2. Time-and age-dependent effects of serotonin on gasping and autoresuscitation in neonatal mice
J Chen, J Magnusson, G Karsenty, KJ Cummings
Journal of Applied Physiology 114 (12), 1668-1676. Cited by: 29
2012
1. The ventilatory response to hypoxia and hypercapnia is absent in the neonatal fat-tailed dunnart
SJ Simpson, AY Fong, KJ Cummings, PB Frappell
Journal of Experimental Biology 215 (24), 4242-4247. Cited by: 4
2011
1. Postnatal loss of brainstem serotonin neurones compromises the ability of neonatal rats to survive episodic severe hypoxia
KJ Cummings, JC Hewitt, A Li, JA Daubenspeck, EE Nattie
The Journal of Physiology 589 (21), 5247-5256. Cited by: 82
2. Failed heart rate recovery at a critical age in 5-HT-deficient mice exposed to episodic anoxia: implications for SIDS
KJ Cummings, KG Commons, JC Hewitt, JA Daubenspeck, A Li, …
Journal of Applied Physiology 111 (3), 825-833. Cited by: 82
2010
1. Bradycardia in serotonin-deficient Pet-1−/− mice: influence of respiratory dysfunction and hyperthermia over the first 2 postnatal weeks
KJ Cummings, A Li, ES Deneris, EE Nattie
American Journal of Physiology-
Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. Cited by: 44