Publications

Huff A, Oliveira LM, Karlen-Amarante M, Ebiala F, Ramirez JM, Kalume F. (2025) Ndufs4 inactivation in glutamatergic neurons reveals swallow-breathing discoordination in a mouse model of Leigh Syndrome. Experimental Neurology, 385, 115123

Oliveira LM, Huff A, Wei A, Miranda NC, Wu G, Xu X, Ramirez JM. (2024) Afferent and Efferent Connections of the Postinspiratory Complex (PiCo) Revealed by AAV and Monosynaptic Rabies Viral Tracing. J Comp Neurol;532(11):e25683.

Karlen-Amarante M, Glovak ZT, Huff A, Oliveira LM, Ramirez JM. (2024) Postinspiratory and preBötzinger complexes contribute to respiratorysympathetic coupling in mice before and after chronic intermittent hypoxia. Frontiers in Neuroscience- Autonomic Neuroscience, 18, 1386737

Huff A, Karlen-Amarante M, Oliveira LM, Ramirez JM. (2024) Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia reveals role of the Postinspiratory Complex in the mediation of normal swallow production. eLife 12:RP92175

Huff A, Karlen-Amarante M, Oliveira LM, Ramirez JM. (2023) Role of the postinspiratory complex in regulating swallow-breathing coordination and other laryngeal behaviors. eLife, 12, e86103.

Pitts T, Iceman KE, Huff, A, Musselwhite MN, Frazure ML, Young KC, Greene CL, Howland DR. (2022) Laryngeal and swallow dysregulation following acute cervical spinal cord injury. Journal of Neurophysiology, 128(2), 405-417.

Huff A, Karlen-Amarante M, Pitts T, Ramirez JM. (2022) Optogenetic stimulation of preBotzinger complex reveals novel circuit interactions in swallow-breathing coordination. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(29), e2121095119

Pitts T,* Huff A,* Reed M., Iceman KE, & Mellen N. (2021). Evidence of intermediate reticular formation involvement in swallow pattern generation, recorded optically in the neonate rat sagittally sectioned hindbrain. Journal of Neurophysiology, 125(4), 993-1005

Ramirez JM, Karlen-Amarante M, Ju Wang JD, Bush NE, Carroll MS, Weese-Mayer DE, Huff A (2020) The Pathophysiology of Rett Syndrome with a Focus on Breathing Dysfunctions. Physiology, 35(6), 375-390.

Huff A, Reed MD, Iceman KE, Howland DR, Pitts T. (2020) Sex-Specific Vagal and Spinal Modulation of Breathing with Chest Compression. PlosOne.

Huff A, Reed MD, Iceman KE, Howland DR, Pitts T. (2020) Sex-Specific Vagal and Spinal Modulation of Swallow and Its Coordination with Breathing. PlosOne.

King SN, Shen TY, Musselwhite MN, Huff A, Reed M, Poliacek I, Howland DR, Dixon W, Morris KF, Bolser DC, Iceman KE, Pitts T (2020) Swallow motor pattern is modulated by fixed or stochastic alterations in afferent feedback. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.

Reed MD, English M, English C, Huff A, Poliacek I, Musselwhite MN, Howland D, Bolser D, Pitts T (2019) The Role of the Cerebellum in Control of Swallow: Evidence of Inspiratory Activity During Swallow. Lung 1-6.

Pitts T, Bordelon R, Huff A, Byrne BJ, Smith BK (2018) Cough Effectiveness and Pulmonary Hygiene Practices in Patients with Pompe Disease. Lung 1-8.

Huff A, Reed MD, Smith BK, Brown EH, Ovechkin AV, Pitts T (2018) Strategies for the Integration of Cough and Swallow to Maintain Airway Protection in Humans. Lung:1-8

Huff A, Day TA, English M, Reed MD, Zouboules S, Saran G, Leacy JK, Mann C, Peltonen JD, O’Halloran KD (2018) Swallow-breathing coordination during incremental ascent to altitude. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology.

Huff A, Brown A, Smith BK, Pitts T. Mechanisms for Successful Rehabilitation of Cough in Parkinson’s disease using Expiratory Muscle Strength Training. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups SIGS 13, Vol.2(Part 3), 2017

Wang L, McKeith A, Shen C, Carter K, Huff A, McKeith R, Zhang X, Zhengxing C. (2016) Effect of Hops Beta Acids on the Survival of Unstressed- or Acid-Stress-Adapted-Listeria Monocyrogenes and on the Quality and Sensory Attributes of Commercially Cured Ham Slices. Journal of Food Science 81(2): M445-M453.