By Dr Natasha Kumar

Book Chapters

Kumar NN; Bowman BR; Goodchild AK, 2012, 'Combined in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry in rat brain tissue using digoxigenin-labeled riboprobe', in Badoer E (ed.), Visualization Techniques. Neuromethods, Humana Press, pp. 31 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-897-9_2

Journal articles

Rafiei N; Mitchell CS; Tedesco CR; Chen J; Choi EA; Roughley S; Jean-Richard-dit-Bressel P; Kumar NN; McNally GP; Herzog H; Begg DP, 2024, 'Chemogenetic activation ofarcuate nucleus NPY and NPY/AgRP neurons increases feeding behaviour in mice', Neuropeptides, 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.npep.2024.102454

Dereli AS; Oh AYS; McMullan S; Kumar NN, 2024, 'Galaninergic and hypercapnia-activated neuronal projections to the ventral respiratory column', Brain Structure and Function, 229, pp. 1121 - 1142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00429-024-02782-8

Gonye EC; Dagli AV; Kumar NN; Clements RT; Xu W; Bayliss DA, 2024, 'Expression of Endogenous Epitope-Tagged GPR4 in the Mouse Brain', eNeuro, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0002-24.2024

Kumar NN; Chan YL; Chen H; Oliver BG, 2023, 'Editorial: Effects of environmental toxins on brain health and development', Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnmol.2023.1149776

Underwood CF; Burke PGR; Kumar NN; Goodchild AK; McMullan S; Phillips JK; Hildreth CM, 2022, 'Upregulated Angiotensin Ia Receptors in the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus Sensitize Neuroendocrine Vasopressin Release and Blood Pressure in a Rodent Model of Polycystic Kidney Disease', Neuroendocrinology, 112, pp. 1200 - 1213, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000525337

Bulbul L; Power JM; Jones NM; Kumar NN, 2022, 'Long-term hypercapnia does not alter Galanin immunoreactivity in mouse brain respiratory and chemoreceptor regions', FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.S1.R2326

Kumar NN; Summerell E; Spehar B; Cranney J, 2021, 'Experiences of Honours Research Students and Supervisors During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Pilot Study Framed by Self-Determination Theory', Frontiers in Education, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2021.758960

Dereli AS; Bailey EJ; Kumar NN, 2021, 'Combining multiplex fluorescence in situ hybridization with fluorescent immunohistochemistry on fresh frozen or fixed mouse brain sections', Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/61709

Menuet C; Connelly AA; Bassi JK; Melo MR; Le S; Kamar J; Kumar NN; McDougall SJ; McMullan S; Allen AM, 2020, 'Prebötzinger complex neurons drive respiratory modulation of blood pressure and heart rate', eLife, 9, pp. 1 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.57288

Dereli AS; Yaseen Z; Carrive P; Kumar NN, 2019, 'Adaptation of Respiratory-Related Brain Regions to Long-Term Hypercapnia: Focus on Neuropeptides in the RTN', Frontiers in Neuroscience, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2019.01343

Ul Ain Summan Toor R; Sun QJ; Kumar NN; Le S; Hildreth CM; Phillips JK; McMullan S, 2019, 'Neurons in the intermediate reticular nucleus coordinate postinspiratory activity, swallowing, and respiratory-sympathetic coupling in the rat', Journal of Neuroscience, 39, pp. 9757 - 9766, http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0502-19.2019

Dereli A; Yaseen Z; Kumar N, 2019, 'Are galaninergic retrotrapezoid nucleus neurons more responsive to long-term hypercapnia?', IBRO Reports, 6, pp. S261 - S261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibror.2019.07.812

Parker LM; Le S; Wearne TA; Hardwick K; Kumar NN; Robinson KJ; McMullan S; Goodchild AK, 2017, 'Neurochemistry of neurons in the ventrolateral medulla activated by hypotension: Are the same neurons activated by glucoprivation?', Journal of Comparative Neurology, 525, pp. 2249 - 2264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cne.24203

Shi Y; Abe C; Holloway BB; Shu S; Kumar NN; Weaver JL; Sen J; Perez-Reyes E; Stornetta RL; Guyenet PG; Bayliss DA, 2016, 'Nalcn is a “leak” sodium channel that regulates excitability of brainstem chemosensory neurons and breathing', Journal of Neuroscience, 36, pp. 8174 - 8187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1096-16.2016

Le S; Turner AJ; Parker LM; Burke PG; Kumar NN; Goodchild AK; McMullan S, 2016, 'Somatostatin 2a receptors are not expressed on functionally identified respiratory neurons in the ventral respiratory column of the rat', Journal of Comparative Neurology, 524, pp. 1384 - 1398, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cne.23912

Guyenet PG; Bayliss DA; Stornetta RL; Ludwig MG; Kumar NN; Shi Y; Burke PGR; Kanbar R; Basting TM; Holloway BB; Wenker IC, 2016, 'Proton detection and breathing regulation by the retrotrapezoid nucleus', Journal of Physiology, 594, pp. 1529 - 1551, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP271480

Kumar NN; Velic A; Soliz J; Shi Y; Li K; Wang S; Weaver JL; Sen J; Abbott SBG; Lazarenko RM; Ludwig MG; Perez-Reyes E; Mohebbi N; Bettoni C; Gassmann M; Suply T; Seuwen K; Guyenet PG; Wagner CA; Bayliss DA, 2015, 'Regulation of breathing by CO2 requires the proton-activated receptor GPR4 in retrotrapezoid nucleus neurons', Science, 348, pp. 1255 - 1260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aaa0922

Parker LM; Kumar NN; Lonergan T; McMullan S; Goodchild AK, 2015, 'Distribution and neurochemical characterization of neurons in the rat ventrolateral medulla activated by glucoprivation', Brain Structure and Function, 220, pp. 117 - 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00429-013-0642-3

Wang S; Benamer N; Zanella S; Kumar NN; Shi Y; Bévengut M; Penton D; Guyenet PG; Lesage F; Gestreau C; Barhanin J; Bayliss DA, 2013, 'TASK-2 channels contribute to pH sensitivity of retrotrapezoid nucleus chemoreceptor neurons', Journal of Neuroscience, 33, pp. 16033 - 16044, http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2451-13.2013

Parker LM; Kumar NN; Lonergan T; Goodchild AK, 2013, 'Neurochemical codes of sympathetic preganglionic neurons activated by glucoprivation', Journal of Comparative Neurology, 521, pp. 2703 - 2718, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cne.23310

Turner A; Kumar N; Farnham M; Lung M; Pilowsky P; Mcmullan S, 2013, 'Rostroventrolateral medulla neurons with commissural projections provide input to sympathetic premotor neurons: Anatomical And Functional Evidence', European Journal of Neuroscience, 38, pp. 2504 - 2515, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ejn.12232

Zhou C; Douglas JE; Kumar NN; Shu S; Bayliss DA; Chen X, 2013, 'Forebrain HCN1 channels contribute to hypnotic actions of ketamine', Anesthesiology, 118, pp. 785 - 795, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0b013e318287b7c8

Pardey MC; Kumar NN; Goodchild AK; Cornish JL, 2013, 'Catecholamine receptors differentially mediate impulsive choice in the medial prefrontal and orbitofrontal cortex', Journal of Psychopharmacology, 27, pp. 203 - 212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269881112465497

Bowman BR; Kumar NN; Hassan SF; McMullan S; Goodchild AK, 2013, 'Brain sources of inhibitory input to the rat rostral ventrolateral medulla', Journal of Comparative Neurology, 521, pp. 213 - 232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cne.23175

Parker LM; Tallapragada VJ; Kumar NN; Goodchild AK, 2012, 'Distribution and localisation of Gα proteins in the rostral ventrolateral medulla of normotensive and hypertensive rats: Focus on catecholaminergic neurons', Neuroscience, 218, pp. 20 - 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.05.037

Pardey MC; Kumar NN; Goodchild AK; Clemens KJ; Homewood J; Cornish JL, 2012, 'Long-term effects of chronic oral ritalin administration on cognitive and neural development in adolescent Wistar Kyoto rats', Brain Sciences, 2, pp. 375 - 404, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci2030375

Parker LM; Kumar NN; Goodchild AK, 2011, 'Neurochemically coding functional subpopulations of rat sympathetic preganglionic neurons activated after glucoprivation', Autonomic Neuroscience, 163, pp. 69 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autneu.2011.05.091

Bowman BR; Kumar NN; Goodchild AK, 2011, 'Sources of tonic inhibition to the rostral ventrolateral medulla in the Rattus norvegicus', Autonomic Neuroscience, 163, pp. 113 - 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autneu.2011.05.202

Kumar NN; Allen K; Parker L; Damanhuri H; Goodchild AK, 2010, 'Neuropeptide coding of sympathetic preganglionic neurons; focus on adrenally projecting populations', Neuroscience, 170, pp. 789 - 799, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.07.047

Kumar NN; Goodchild AK, 2009, 'Identification and distribution of inositol trisphosphate receptor subtypes in catecholaminergic cell groups in rat brainstem and midbrain', FASEB JOURNAL, 23, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000208621502032&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Kumar NN; Ferguson J; Padley JR; Pilowsky PM; Goodchild AK, 2009, 'Differential muscarinic receptor gene expression levels in the ventral medulla of spontaneously hypertensive and Wistar - Kyoto rats: Role in sympathetic baroreflex function', Journal of Hypertension, 27, pp. 1001 - 1008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283282e5c

Goodchild AK; Tallapragada VJ; Hassan S; Kumar NN, 2009, 'P7.8 Role of cAMP dependent effectors and voltage gated calcium channels in the rat rostral ventrolateral medulla and in the spinal cord in the tonic and reflex control of arterial pressure in hypertension and normotension', Autonomic Neuroscience, 149, pp. 111 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autneu.2009.05.211

Olsen ND; Kumar NN; Goodchild AK; Carrive P, 2009, 'P8.7 Evidence of a GABAergic projection from the central nucleus of the amygdala to the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray in rats', Autonomic Neuroscience, 149, pp. 123 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autneu.2009.05.237

Padley JR; Kumar NN; Li Q; Nguyen TBV; Pilowsky PM; Goodchild AK, 2007, 'Central command regulation of circulatory function mediated by descending pontine cholinergic inputs to sympathoexcitatory rostral ventrolateral medulla neurons', Circulation Research, 100, pp. 284 - 291, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/01.RES.0000257370.63694.73

Kumar NN; Goodchild AK; Li Q; Pilowsky PM, 2006, 'An aldosterone-related system in the ventrolateral medulla oblongata of spontaneously hypertensive and Wistar-Kyoto rats', Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, 33, pp. 71 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1681.2006.04326.x

Speirs HJL; Katyk K; Kumar NN; Benjafield AV; Wang WYS; Morris BJ, 2004, 'Association of G-protein-coupled receptor kinase 4 haplotypes, but not HSD3B1 or PTP1B polymorphisms, with essential hypertension', Journal of Hypertension, 22, pp. 931 - 936, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00004872-200405000-00014

Kumar N; Benjafield AV; Lin RCY; Wang WYS; Stowasser M; Morris BJ, 2003, 'Haplotype analysis of aldosterone synthase gene (CYP11B2) polymorphisms shows association with essential hypertension', Journal of Hypertension, 21, pp. 1331 - 1337

Conference Papers

Bulbul L; O'Rourke E; Markus I; Bailey E; Jones N; Kumar N, 2021, 'Hypercapnia-evoked Chronic Stress Chronic Stress Alters IL-1 beta Levels in Brain Respiratory Chemoreceptor Regions', in FASEB JOURNAL, WILEY, ELECTR NETWORK, presented at Experimental Biology Meeting, ELECTR NETWORK, 27 April 2021 - 30 April 2021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.2021.35.S1.05466

Shi Y; Abe C; Holloway B; Shu S; Kumar N; Weaver J; Sen J; Perez-Reyes E; Stornetta R; Guyenet P; Bayliss D, 2016, 'The background sodium channel NALCN regulates basal excitability of chemosensitive retrotrapezoid nucleus neurons and stimulation of breathing by CO2', in FASEB JOURNAL, FEDERATION AMER SOC EXP BIOL, CA, San Diego, presented at Experimental Biology Meeting, CA, San Diego, 02 April 2016 - 06 April 2016, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000406444705573&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Le S; Turner A; Parker L; Burke P; Kumar N; Goodchild A; McMullan S, 2015, 'Somatostatin 2A receptors are not expressed on functionally identified respiratory neurons in the ventral respiratory column', in JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY, WILEY-BLACKWELL, AUSTRALIA, Cairns, pp. 232 - 232, presented at 25th Biennial Meeting of the International-Society-for-Neurochemistry Jointly with the 13th Meeting of the Asian-Pacific-Society-for-Neurochemistry in Conjunction with the 35th Meeting of the Australasian-Neuroscience-Society, AUSTRALIA, Cairns, 23 August 2015 - 27 August 2015, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000360206300573&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Kumar N; Wang S; Benamer N; Zanella S; Shi Y; Bevengut M; Penton D; Guyenet P; Lesage F; Gestreau C; Barhanin J; Bayliss D, 2014, 'TASK-2 channels contribute to pH sensitivity of retrotrapezoid nucleus chemoreceptor neurons', in FASEB JOURNAL, FEDERATION AMER SOC EXP BIOL, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000346651003081&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Kumar NN; Allen K; Damanhuri H; Parker L; Goodchild AK, 2009, 'NEUROPEPTIDE CODING OF ADRENALLY PROJECTING SYMPATHETIC PREGANGLIONIC NEURONS', in HYPERTENSION, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, AUSTRALIA, Sydney, pp. 1499 - 1499, presented at 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the High-Blood-Pressure-Research-Council-of-Australia, AUSTRALIA, Sydney, 01 December 2009 - 03 December 2009, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000277848100065&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Bowman BR; Kumar NN; Goodchild AK, 2008, 'ADENYLATE CYCLASE ISOFORM mRNA EXPRESSION WITHIN THE ROSTRAL VENTROLATERAL MEDULLA IN SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS', in HYPERTENSION, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, pp. 1102 - 1103, presented at 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the High-Blood-Pressure-Research-Council-of-Australia, AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, 03 December 2008 - 05 December 2008, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000266239300055&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Kumar NN; Goodchild AK, 2008, 'IDENTIFICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF INOSITOL TRISPHOSPHATE RECEPTOR ISOFORMS IN CATECHOLAMINERGIC CELL GROUPS IN RAT BRAINSTEM', in HYPERTENSION, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, pp. 1110 - 1110, presented at 30th Annual Scientific Meeting of the High-Blood-Pressure-Research-Council-of-Australia, AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, 03 December 2008 - 05 December 2008, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000266239300094&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Pilowsky PM; Abbott SB; Burke PGR; Farnham MMJ; Hildreth CM; Kumar NN; Li Q; Lonergan T; McMullan S; Spirovski D; Goodchild AK, 2008, 'Metabotropic neurotransmission and integration of sympathetic nerve activity by the rostral ventrolateral medulla in the rat', in Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology, pp. 508 - 511, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1681.2008.04906.x

Kumar NN; Li Q; Goodchild AK; Pilowsky PM, 2004, 'Differential gene expression of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-nitric oxide components in the rat brainstem: SHR vs WKY', in CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY, BLACKWELL PUBLISHING ASIA, SCOTLAND, Glasgow, pp. A15 - A15, presented at 30th International Geographical Congress 2004, SCOTLAND, Glasgow, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000222184200059&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Kumar NN; Benjafield AV; Morris BJ, 2002, 'T-344C variant of aldosterone synthase gene is associated with hypertension', in CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY, BLACKWELL PUBLISHING ASIA, AUSTRALIA, MELBOURNE, pp. A43 - A43, presented at 24th Annual Scientific Meeting of High-Blood-Pressure-Research-Council-of-Australia-Inc, AUSTRALIA, MELBOURNE, 25 November 2002 - 29 November 2002, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000184207100048&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Presentations

Jones N; Carland J; Daniel B; Finch A; Hanna G; Kumar N, 2021, 'Development of a novel practical class using crickets to demonstrate the pharmacological actions of drugs for third year neuropharmacology students', presented at ASCEPT, Virtual, 29 November 2021 - 02 December 2021

Conference Abstracts

Jackson KL; Delerue F; Kumar NN; Ittner LM; Head G; Carrive P, 2020, 'Orexin Knockout BPH/2J Hypertensive Mice Still Have Elevated Basal Blood Pressure But Lower Stress Reactivity.', in HYPERTENSION, LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Vol. 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/hyp.76.suppl_1.18

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