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Olsen WL, Hayes JA, Shuman D, Morris KF, Folimonova V, Tavera T, Bolser DC. Modeling insights into potential mechanisms of opioid-induced respiratory depression within medullary and pontine networks. J Neurophysiol. 2026 May 1;135(5):1186-1202. doi: 10.1152/jn.00530.2025. Epub 2026 Apr 3. PubMed PMID: 41931589; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC13235421.

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Poliacek I, Martvon L, Rose MJ, Musselwhite MN, Pitts T, Bolser DC. Changes in cough motor output during repetitive mechanical stimulation of the tracheobronchial tree in cats. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2025 Aug-Sep;336:104457. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2025.104457. Epub 2025 Jun 6. PubMed PMID: 40482795.

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Fielder NW, Frazure M, Poliacek I, Bolser DC, Iceman KE, Pitts T. Effects of baclofen on swallow motor pattern. Front Neurol. 2025;16:1526453. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1526453. eCollection 2025. PubMed PMID: 40070672; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11893423.

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Lusk S, Wadolowski RM, ElMallah MK, Mantilla CB, Pitts T, Solomon IC. Editorial: Respiratory dysfunction in neurological disease and injury: novel mechanisms and potential therapeutics. Front Physiol. 2025;16:1554396. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2025.1554396. eCollection 2025. PubMed PMID: 39958690; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11825749.

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Poliacek I, Veternik M, Martvon L, Kotmanova Z, Babalova L, Cibulkova L, Berikova D, Plevkova J, Pitts T, Adzimova S, Simera M. Airway mechanics alters generation of cough motor pattern. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2024 Oct;328:104315. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2024.104315. Epub 2024 Aug 14. PubMed PMID: 39128767.

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Kitamura I, Frazure M, Iceman K, Koike T, Pitts T. Stochastic electrical stimulation of the thoracic or cervical regions with surface electrodes facilitates swallow in rats. Front Neurol. 2024;15:1390524. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1390524. eCollection 2024. PubMed PMID: 39045426; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11263167.

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Kitamura I, Frazure M, Koike T, Iceman K, Pitts T. Development of an electrical stimulator for swallow facilitation through action on spinal circuits. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2024 Jul;2024:1-6. doi: 10.1109/EMBC53108.2024.10781860. PubMed PMID: 40040168.

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Bolser DC, Shen TY, Musselwhite MN, Rose MJ, Hayes JA, Pitts T. Evidence for peripheral and central actions of codeine to dysregulate swallowing in the anesthetized cat. Front Neurol. 2024;15:1356603. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1356603. eCollection 2024. PubMed PMID: 38938779; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11210455.

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Frazure M, Greene CL, Iceman KE, Howland DR, Pitts T. Dysphagia as a Missing Link Between Post-surgical- and Opioid-Related Pneumonia. Lung. 2024 Apr;202(2):179-187. doi: 10.1007/s00408-024-00672-8. Epub 2024 Mar 27. PubMed PMID: 38538927; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11135177.

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Frazure M, Morimoto I, Fielder N, Mellen N, Iceman K, Pitts T. Serotonin therapies for opioid-induced disordered swallow and respiratory depression. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2024 Apr 1;136(4):821-843. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00509.2023. Epub 2024 Feb 22. PubMed PMID: 38385184; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11286276.

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Poliacek I, Martvon L, Simera M, Veternik M, Misek J, Cibulkova L, Iceman KE, Bolser DC, Pitts T. Cough and swallow after laparotomy in anesthetized cats. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2024 Jan;319:104179. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2023.104179. Epub 2023 Oct 17. PubMed PMID: 37858661.

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Liberati C, Byrne BJ, Fuller DD, Croft C, Pitts T, Ehrbar J, Leon-Astudillo C, Smith BK. Diaphragm pacing and independent breathing in individuals with severe Pompe disease. Front Rehabil Sci. 2023;4:1184031. doi: 10.3389/fresc.2023.1184031. eCollection 2023. PubMed PMID: 37583873; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10423945.

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Gourévitch B, Pitts T, Iceman K, Reed M, Cai J, Chu T, Zeng W, Morgado-Valle C, Mellen N. Synchronization of inspiratory burst onset along the ventral respiratory column in the neonate mouse is mediated by electrotonic coupling. BMC Biol. 2023 Apr 15;21(1):83. doi: 10.1186/s12915-023-01575-5. PubMed PMID: 37061721; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10105963.

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Musselwhite MN, Shen TY, Rose MJ, Iceman KE, Poliacek I, Pitts T, Bolser DC. The influence of CO(2) on spatiotemporal features of mechanically induced cough in anesthetized cats. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2023 Jan;307:103964. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2022.103964. Epub 2022 Sep 26. PubMed PMID: 36174962; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC13063243.

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Pitts T, Iceman KE. Deglutition and the Regulation of the Swallow Motor Pattern. Physiology (Bethesda). 2023 Jan 1;38(1):0. doi: 10.1152/physiol.00005.2021. Epub 2022 Aug 23. Review. PubMed PMID: 35998250; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9707372.

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Huff A, Karlen-Amarante M, Pitts T, Ramirez JM. Optogenetic stimulation of pre-Bötzinger complex reveals novel circuit interactions in swallowing-breathing coordination. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2022 Jul 19;119(29):e2121095119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2121095119. Epub 2022 Jul 14. PubMed PMID: 35858334; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9304034.

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Pitts T, Iceman KE, Huff A, Musselwhite MN, Frazure ML, Young KC, Greene CL, Howland DR. Laryngeal and swallow dysregulation following acute cervical spinal cord injury. J Neurophysiol. 2022 Aug 1;128(2):405-417. doi: 10.1152/jn.00469.2021. Epub 2022 Jul 13. PubMed PMID: 35830612; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9359645.

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Frazure ML, Brown AD, Greene CL, Iceman KE, Pitts T. Rapid activation of esophageal mechanoreceptors alters the pharyngeal phase of swallow: Evidence for inspiratory activity during swallow. PLoS One. 2021;16(4):e0248994. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248994. eCollection 2021. PubMed PMID: 33798212; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8018667.

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Pitts T, Huff A, Reed M, Iceman K, Mellen N. Evidence of intermediate reticular formation involvement in swallow pattern generation, recorded optically in the neonate rat sagittally sectioned hindbrain. J Neurophysiol. 2021 Apr 1;125(4):993-1005. doi: 10.1152/jn.00623.2020. Epub 2021 Feb 10. PubMed PMID: 33566745; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8282227.

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Poliacek I, Veternik M, Martvon L, Simera M, Pitts T, Kotmanova Z, Babalova L, Kralikova O, Cibulkova L, Jakus J, Plevkova J. Volume feedback during cough in anesthetized cats, effects of occlusions and modulation summary. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2021 Jan;283:103547. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2020.103547. Epub 2020 Sep 14. PubMed PMID: 32942050.

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Huff A, Reed MD, Iceman KE, Howland DR, Pitts T. Sex-specific vagal and spinal modulation of breathing with chest compression. PLoS One. 2020;15(6):e0234193. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234193. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 32555612; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7299359.

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Huff A, Reed MD, Iceman KE, Howland DR, Pitts T. Sex-specific vagal and spinal modulation of swallow and its coordination with breathing. PLoS One. 2020;15(6):e0234194. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234194. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 32525920; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7289368.

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King SN, Shen TY, Musselwhite MN, Huff A, Reed MD, Poliacek I, Howland DR, Dixon W, Morris KF, Bolser DC, Iceman KE, Pitts T. Swallow Motor Pattern Is Modulated by Fixed or Stochastic Alterations in Afferent Feedback. Front Hum Neurosci. 2020;14:112. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00112. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 32327986; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7160698.

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King SN, Fletcher B, Kimbel B, Bonomo N, Pitts T. Adaptations to Oral and Pharyngeal Swallowing Function Induced by Injury to the Mylohyoid Muscle. Dysphagia. 2020 Oct;35(5):814-824. doi: 10.1007/s00455-019-10087-w. Epub 2020 Jan 2. PubMed PMID: 31897608.

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Reed MD, English M, English C, Huff A, Poliacek I, Musselwhite MN, Howland DR, Bolser DC, Pitts T. The Role of the Cerebellum in Control of Swallow: Evidence of Inspiratory Activity During Swallow. Lung. 2019 Apr;197(2):235-240. doi: 10.1007/s00408-018-00192-2. Epub 2019 Jan 24. PubMed PMID: 30680516; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6715301.

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Frazure M, Mattingly R, Pitts T, Smith AF. Traumatic brain injury: investigating misconceptions among graduate students in physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology. Physiotherapy and Physical Rehabilitation. 2018; 3(3). doi: 10.4172/2573-0312.1000160.

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Poliacek I, Kotmanova Z, Veternik M, Pitts T, Martvon L, Misek J, Jakus J, Simera M. The motor pattern of tracheobronchial cough is affected by inspiratory resistance and expiratory occlusion - The evidence for volume feedback during cough expiration. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2019 Mar;261:9-14. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2018.12.006. Epub 2018 Dec 21. PubMed PMID: 30583067.

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Pitts T, Bordelon R, Huff A, Byrne BJ, Smith BK. Cough Effectiveness and Pulmonary Hygiene Practices in Patients with Pompe Disease. Lung. 2019 Feb;197(1):1-8. doi: 10.1007/s00408-018-0171-1. Epub 2018 Oct 25. PubMed PMID: 30361764; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6366453.

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Pitts T, Poliacek I, Rose MJ, Reed MD, Condrey JA, Tsai HW, Zhou G, Davenport PW, Bolser DC. Neurons in the dorsomedial medulla contribute to swallow pattern generation: Evidence of inspiratory activity during swallow. PLoS One. 2018;13(7):e0199903. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199903. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 30024913; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6053168.

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Horton KK, Segers LS, Nuding SC, O'Connor R, Alencar PA, Davenport PW, Bolser DC, Pitts T, Lindsey BG, Morris KF, Gestreau C. Central Respiration and Mechanical Ventilation in the Gating of Swallow With Breathing. Front Physiol. 2018;9:785. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00785. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 30013484; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6036260.

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Huff A, Reed MD, Smith BK, Brown EH Jr, Ovechkin AV, Pitts T. Strategies for the Integration of Cough and Swallow to Maintain Airway Protection in Humans. Lung. 2018 Oct;196(5):601-608. doi: 10.1007/s00408-018-0133-7. Epub 2018 Jun 20. PubMed PMID: 29926179; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6309302.

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Huff A, Day TA, English M, Reed MD, Zouboules S, Saran G, Leacy JK, Mann C, Peltonen JDB, O'Halloran KD, Sherpa MT, Pitts T. Swallow-breathing coordination during incremental ascent to altitude. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2019 Jul;265:121-126. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2018.06.005. Epub 2018 Jun 18. PubMed PMID: 29920337; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6298863.

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Kotmanova Z, Simera M, Veternik M, Martvon L, Misek J, Jakus J, Shen TY, Musselwhite MN, Pitts T, Bolser DC, Poliacek I. GABA-ergic neurotransmission in the nucleus of the solitary tract modulates cough in the cat. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2018 Nov;257:100-106. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2018.02.009. Epub 2018 Feb 21. PubMed PMID: 29474953; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6261354.

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Miller SE, Wathen K, Cash E, Pitts T, Cornell L. Auditory sensory gating predicts acceptable noise level. Hear Res. 2018 Mar;359:76-84. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2017.12.020. Epub 2017 Dec 28. PubMed PMID: 29325873.

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Poliacek I, Pitts T, Rose MJ, Davenport PW, Simera M, Veternik M, Kotmanova Z, Bolser DC. Microinjection of kynurenic acid in the rostral nucleus of the tractus solitarius disrupts spatiotemporal aspects of mechanically induced tracheobronchial cough. J Neurophysiol. 2017 Jun 1;117(6):2179-2187. doi: 10.1152/jn.00935.2016. Epub 2017 Mar 1. PubMed PMID: 28250153; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5454471.

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Ivan P, Jana P, Teresa P, Zuzana K, Jan J, Michal S. Cough modulation by upper airway stimuli in cat - potential clinical application?. Open J Mol Integr Physiol. 2016 Aug;6(3):35-43. doi: 10.4236/ojmip.2016.63004. Epub 2016 Aug 22. PubMed PMID: 28944100; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5606332.

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Pitts T, Morris KF, Segers LS, Poliacek I, Rose MJ, Lindsey BG, Davenport PW, Howland DR, Bolser DC. Feed-forward and reciprocal inhibition for gain and phase timing control in a computational model of repetitive cough. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2016 Jul 1;121(1):268-78. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00790.2015. Epub 2016 Jun 9. PubMed PMID: 27283917; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4967248.

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Ovechkin AV, Sayenko DG, Ovechkina EN, Aslan SC, Pitts T, Folz RJ. Respiratory motor training and neuromuscular plasticity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A pilot study. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2016 Jul 15;229:59-64. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2016.04.003. Epub 2016 Apr 29. PubMed PMID: 27137413; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4887410.

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Poliacek I, Simera M, Veternik M, Kotmanova Z, Pitts T, Hanacek J, Plevkova J, Machac P, Visnovcova N, Misek J, Jakus J. The course of lung inflation alters the central pattern of tracheobronchial cough in cat-The evidence for volume feedback during cough. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2016 Jul 15;229:43-50. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2016.04.008. Epub 2016 Apr 25. PubMed PMID: 27125979; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5369651.

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King SN, Dunlap NE, Tennant PA, Pitts T. Pathophysiology of Radiation-Induced Dysphagia in Head and Neck Cancer. Dysphagia. 2016 Jun;31(3):339-51. doi: 10.1007/s00455-016-9710-1. Epub 2016 Apr 20. Review. PubMed PMID: 27098922; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5340192.

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Pitts T, Hegland KW, Sapienza CM, Bolser DC, Davenport PW. Alterations in oropharyngeal sensory evoked potentials (PSEP) with Parkinson's disease. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2016 Jul 15;229:11-6. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2016.04.004. Epub 2016 Apr 16. PubMed PMID: 27090350; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4888769.

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Mondal P, Abu-Hasan M, Saha A, Pitts T, Rose M, Bolser DC, Davenport PW. Effect of laparotomy on respiratory muscle activation pattern. Physiol Rep. 2016 Jan;4(1). doi: 10.14814/phy2.12668. PubMed PMID: 26733250; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4760397.

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Bolser DC, Pitts TE, Davenport PW, Morris KF. Role of the dorsal medulla in the neurogenesis of airway protection. Pulm Pharmacol Ther. 2015 Dec;35:105-10. doi: 10.1016/j.pupt.2015.10.012. Epub 2015 Nov 5. Review. PubMed PMID: 26549786; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4690802.

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Mattingly R, Mukkada V, Smith A, Pitts T. Optimizing an Aversion Feeding Therapy Protocol for a Child with Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES). J Pulm Respir Med. 2015 Aug;5(4). doi: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000287. Epub 2015 Aug 25. PubMed PMID: 26779390; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4712946.

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Pitts T, Gayagoy AG, Rose MJ, Poliacek I, Condrey JA, Musselwhite MN, Shen TY, Davenport PW, Bolser DC. Suppression of Abdominal Motor Activity during Swallowing in Cats and Humans. PLoS One. 2015;10(5):e0128245. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128245. eCollection 2015. PubMed PMID: 26020240; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4447283.

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Poliacek I, Rose MJ, Pitts TE, Mortensen A, Corrie LW, Davenport PW, Bolser DC. Central administration of nicotine suppresses tracheobronchial cough in anesthetized cats. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2015 Feb 1;118(3):265-72. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00075.2014. Epub 2014 Dec 4. PubMed PMID: 25477349; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4312848.

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Pitts T, Rose MJ, Poliacek I, Condrey J, Davenport PW, Bolser DC. Effect of laparotomy on the swallow-breathing relationship in the cat. Lung. 2015 Feb;193(1):129-33. doi: 10.1007/s00408-014-9662-x. Epub 2014 Oct 21. PubMed PMID: 25331536; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4320662.

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Spearman DG, Poliacek I, Rose MJ, Bolser DC, Pitts T. Variability of the pharyngeal phase of swallow in the cat. PLoS One. 2014;9(8):e106121. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106121. eCollection 2014. PubMed PMID: 25171095; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4149527.

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Silverman EP, Carnaby-Mann G, Pitts T, Davenport P, Okun MS, Sapienza C. Concordance and discriminatory power of cough measurement devices for individuals with Parkinson disease. Chest. 2014 May;145(5):1089-1096. doi: 10.1378/chest.13-0596. PubMed PMID: 24264124; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4011653.

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Ruddy BH, Pitts TE, Lehman J, Spector B, Lewis V, Sapienza CM. Improved voluntary cough immediately following office-based vocal fold medialization injections. Laryngoscope. 2014 Jul;124(7):1645-7. doi: 10.1002/lary.24529. Epub 2014 Apr 29. PubMed PMID: 24258681.