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  1. Respiration triggered trans-spinal magnetic stimulation in healthy subjects

    Article • Neuroscience, May 2025, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  2. Therapeutic Efficacy of Hemodynamic Management Using Norepinephrine on Cardiorespiratory Function Following Cervical Spinal Cord Contusion in Rats

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, December 2024, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Kun-Ze Lee

  3. Central motor conduction time predicts new pyramidal MRI lesion and stroke-in-evolution in acute ischemic stroke

    Article • Journal of the Neurological Sciences, November 2024, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  4. Therapeutic efficacy of adrenergic agents on systemic and spinal hemodynamics in an acute cervical spinal cord injury rodent model

    Article • The Spine Journal, April 2024, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  5. Trans‐spinal magnetic stimulation induces co‐activation of the diaphragm and biceps in healthy subjects

    Article • Physiological Reports, February 2024, Wiley

    Kun-Ze Lee

  6. Acute Hyperoxia Improves Spinal Cord Oxygenation and Circulatory Function Following Cervical Spinal Cord Injury in Rats

    Article • Journal of Physiological Investigation, January 2024, Medknow

    Kun-Ze Lee

  7. Comorbidity of cardiorespiratory and locomotor dysfunction following cervical spinal cord injury in the rat

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, December 2023, American Physiological Society

    Kun-Ze Lee

  8. Spinal decompression surgery may alleviate vasopressor-induced spinal hemorrhage and extravasation during acute cervical spinal cord injury in rats

    Article • The Spine Journal, October 2023, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  9. CDKL5-mediated developmental tuning of neuronal excitability and concomitant regulation of transcriptome

    Article • Human Molecular Genetics, September 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Kun-Ze Lee

  10. Modulatory effect of trans-spinal magnetic intermittent theta burst stimulation on diaphragmatic activity following cervical spinal cord contusion in the rat

    Article • The Spine Journal, September 2023, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  11. Acute hyperoxia improves spinal cord oxygenation and circulatory function following cervical spinal cord injury in the rat

    Article • August 2023, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Kun-Ze Lee

  12. Evaluation of Gastrocnemius Motor Evoked Potentials Induced by Trans-Spinal Magnetic Stimulation Following Tibial Nerve Crush in Rats

    Article • Biology, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Kun-Ze Lee

  13. Position effect of trans-spinal magnetic stimulation on diaphragmatic motor evoked potential in healthy humans

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, November 2022, American Physiological Society

    Kun-Ze Lee

  14. Neuropathology of distinct diaphragm areas following mid-cervical spinal cord contusion in the rat

    Article • The Spine Journal, October 2022, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  15. Rostral-Caudal Effect of Cervical Magnetic Stimulation on the Diaphragm Motor Evoked Potential after Cervical Spinal Cord Contusion in the Rat

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, May 2022, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Kun-Ze Lee

  16. Effects of Chronic High-Frequency rTMS Protocol on Respiratory Neuroplasticity Following C2 Spinal Cord Hemisection in Rats

    Article • Biology, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Kun-Ze Lee

  17. Impact of cervical spinal cord injury on the relationship between the metabolism and ventilation in rats

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, December 2021, American Physiological Society

    Kun-Ze Lee

  18. High frequency repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation promotes long lasting phrenic motoneuron excitability via GABAergic networks

    Article • Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, October 2021, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  19. Intermittent hypoxia and respiratory recovery in pre-clinical rodent models of incomplete cervical spinal cord injury

    Article • Experimental Neurology, August 2021, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  20. Diaphragm Motor-Evoked Potential Induced by Cervical Magnetic Stimulation following Cervical Spinal Cord Contusion in the Rat

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, May 2021, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Kun-Ze Lee

  21. Functional role of carbon dioxide on intermittent hypoxia induced respiratory response following mid-cervical contusion in the rat

    Article • Experimental Neurology, May 2021, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  22. Permanent diaphragmatic deficits and spontaneous respiratory plasticity in a mouse model of incomplete cervical spinal cord injury

    Article • Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, February 2021, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  23. Modulation of the extrinsic tongue muscle activity in response to bronchopulmonary C-fiber activation following midcervical contusion in the rat

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, May 2020, American Physiological Society

    Kun-Ze Lee

  24. Deficiency of cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 causes spontaneous epileptic seizures in neonatal mice

    Article • March 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Kun-Ze Lee

  25. 5-HT7 Receptor Inhibition Transiently Improves Respiratory Function Following Daily Acute Intermittent Hypercapnic-Hypoxia in Rats With Chronic Midcervical Spinal Cord Contusion

    Article • Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, February 2020, SAGE Publications

    Kun-Ze Lee

  26. Modulation of Serotonin and Adenosine 2A Receptors on Intermittent Hypoxia-Induced Respiratory Recovery following Mid-Cervical Contusion in the Rat

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, November 2019, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Kun-Ze Lee

  27. Pre-phrenic interneurons: Characterization and role in phrenic pattern formation and respiratory recovery following spinal cord injury

    Article • Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, July 2019, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  28. The Impact of Cervical Spinal Cord Contusion on the Laryngeal Resistance in the Rat

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, February 2019, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Kun-Ze Lee

  29. Impact of cervical spinal cord contusion on the breathing pattern across the sleep-wake cycle in the rat

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, January 2019, American Physiological Society

    Kun-Ze Lee

  30. Modulation of glycinergic inhibition on respiratory rhythmic hypoglossal bursting in the rat

    Article • The Chinese Journal of Physiology, January 2019, Medknow

    Kun-Ze Lee

  31. Diaphragm and Intercostal Muscle Activity after Mid-Cervical Spinal Cord Contusion in the Rat

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, February 2018, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Kun-Ze Lee

  32. Loss of CDKL5 disrupts respiratory function in mice

    Article • Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  33. Contribution of 5-HT2A receptors on diaphragmatic recovery after chronic cervical spinal cord injury

    Article • Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, October 2017, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  34. Compensatory Function of the Diaphragm after High Cervical Hemisection in the Rat

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, September 2017, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Kun-Ze Lee

  35. Intermittent hypoxia improves respiratory function following spinal cord injury

    Article • Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, April 2017, SAGE Publications

    Kun-Ze Lee

  36. Vagal Control of Breathing Pattern after Midcervical Contusion in Rats

    Article • Journal of Neurotrauma, February 2017, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Kun-Ze Lee

  37. The Therapeutic Effectiveness of Delayed Fetal Spinal Cord Tissue Transplantation on Respiratory Function Following Mid-Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

    Article • Neurotherapeutics, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kun-Ze Lee

  38. Intraspinal transplantation of subventricular zone-derived neural progenitor cells improves phrenic motor output after high cervical spinal cord injury

    Article • Experimental Neurology, January 2017, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  39. Phrenic motor outputs in response to bronchopulmonary C‐fibre activation following chronic cervical spinal cord injury

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, June 2016, Wiley

    Kun-Ze Lee

  40. Respiratory outcomes after mid-cervical transplantation of embryonic medullary cells in rats with cervical spinal cord injury

    Article • Experimental Neurology, April 2016, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  41. Power spectral analysis of hypoglossal nerve activity during intermittent hypoxia-induced long-term facilitation in mice

    Article • Journal of Neurophysiology, December 2015, American Physiological Society

    Mai K ElMallah, Kun-Ze Lee

  42. Intermittent hypoxia and neurorehabilitation

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, December 2015, American Physiological Society

    Kun-Ze Lee

  43. Effects of serotonergic agents on respiratory recovery after cervical spinal injury

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, November 2015, American Physiological Society

    Kun-Ze Lee

  44. Pretreatment with Evans blue, a stimulator of BKCa channels, inhibits compound 48/80-induced shock, systemic inflammation, and mast cell degranulation in the rat

    Article • Histochemistry and Cell Biology, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kun-Ze Lee

  45. Hypoxia triggers short term potentiation of phrenic motoneuron discharge after chronic cervical spinal cord injury

    Article • Experimental Neurology, January 2015, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  46. Recovery of the pulmonary chemoreflex and functional role of bronchopulmonary C-fibers following chronic cervical spinal cord injury

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, November 2014, American Physiological Society

    Kun-Ze Lee

  47. Attenuation of the pulmonary chemoreflex following acute cervical spinal cord injury

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, April 2014, American Physiological Society

    Kun-Ze Lee

  48. Respiratory motor outputs following unilateral midcervical spinal cord injury in the adult rat

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, February 2014, American Physiological Society

    Kun-Ze Lee

  49. Rapid diaphragm atrophy following cervical spinal cord hemisection

    Article • Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, February 2014, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  50. Intraspinal transplantation and modulation of donor neuron electrophysiological activity

    Article • Experimental Neurology, January 2014, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  51. Repeated intravenous doxapram induces phrenic motor facilitation

    Article • Experimental Neurology, December 2013, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  52. Phrenic motoneuron discharge patterns following chronic cervical spinal cord injury

    Article • Experimental Neurology, November 2013, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  53. Intrapleural Administration of AAV9 Improves Neural and Cardiorespiratory Function in Pompe Disease

    Article • Molecular Therapy, September 2013, Elsevier

    Mai K ElMallah, Kun-Ze Lee

  54. The impact of spinal cord injury on breathing during sleep

    Article • Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, September 2013, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  55. Pulmonary C-fiber activation attenuates respiratory-related tongue movements

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, November 2012, American Physiological Society

    Kun-Ze Lee

  56. Recovery of inspiratory intercostal muscle activity following high cervical hemisection

    Article • Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, September 2012, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  57. Respiratory function following bilateral mid-cervical contusion injury in the adult rat

    Article • Experimental Neurology, May 2012, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  58. Retrograde Gene Delivery to Hypoglossal Motoneurons Using Adeno-Associated Virus Serotype 9

    Article • Human Gene Therapy Methods, April 2012, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Mai K ElMallah, Kun-Ze Lee

  59. Contribution of the spontaneous crossed-phrenic phenomenon to inspiratory tidal volume in spontaneously breathing rats

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, January 2012, American Physiological Society

    Kun-Ze Lee

  60. Neural control of phrenic motoneuron discharge

    Article • Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, October 2011, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  61. Hypoglossal Neuropathology and Respiratory Activity in Pompe Mice

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, January 2011, Frontiers

    Mai K ElMallah, Kun-Ze Lee

  62. The phrenic motor nucleus in the adult mouse

    Article • Experimental Neurology, November 2010, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  63. Hypoxia-induced short-term potentiation of respiratory-modulated facial motor output in the rat

    Article • Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, August 2010, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  64. Influence of vagal afferents on supraspinal and spinal respiratory activity following cervical spinal cord injury in rats

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, August 2010, American Physiological Society

    Kun-Ze Lee

  65. Phrenicotomy alters phrenic long-term facilitation following intermittent hypoxia in anesthetized rats

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, August 2010, American Physiological Society

    Kun-Ze Lee

  66. Preinspiratory and inspiratory hypoglossal motor output during hypoxia-induced plasticity in the rat

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, May 2010, American Physiological Society

    Kun-Ze Lee

  67. Spinal circuitry and respiratory recovery following spinal cord injury

    Article • Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, November 2009, Elsevier

    Kun-Ze Lee

  68. Phrenic Motoneuron Discharge Patterns During Hypoxia-Induced Short-Term Potentiation in Rats

    Article • Journal of Neurophysiology, October 2009, American Physiological Society

    Kun-Ze Lee

  69. Pulmonary C-fiber receptor activation abolishes uncoupled facial nerve activity from phrenic bursting during positive end-expired pressure in the rat

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, January 2008, American Physiological Society

    Kun-Ze Lee

  70. Uncoupling of upper airway motor activity from phrenic bursting by positive end-expired pressure in the rat

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, March 2007, American Physiological Society

    Kun-Ze Lee

  71. Neural drive to tongue protrudor and retractor muscles following pulmonary C-fiber activation

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, January 2007, American Physiological Society

    Kun-Ze Lee

  72. Capsaicin-induced activation of pulmonary vagal C fibers produces reflex laryngeal closure in the rat

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, October 2006, American Physiological Society

    Kun-Ze Lee

  73. Capsaicin administration inhibits the abducent branch but excites the thyroarytenoid branch of the recurrent laryngeal nerves in the rat

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, May 2005, American Physiological Society

    Kun-Ze Lee

  74. Response of Respiratory-Related Hypoglossal Nerve Activity to Capsaicin-Induced Pulmonary C-Fiber Activation in Rats

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Science, January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Kun-Ze Lee