1. Tang Z, Yang Y, Wu Z, Ji Y*. Heat Stress-Induced Intestinal Barrier Impairment: Current Insights into the Aspects of Oxidative Stress and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress. J Agric Food Chem. 2023, 71(14):5438-5449. (Corresponding author)
2. Ji Y#, Sun K#, Yang Y, Wu Z. Dihydroartemisinin ameliorates innate inflammatory response induced by Streptococcus suis-derived muramidase-released protein via inactivation of TLR4-dependent NF-κB signaling, J Pharm Anal. 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.jpha.2023.05.013. (#co-first author)
3. Ji Y, Yang Y, Wu Z. Programming of metabolic and autoimmune diseases in canine and feline: linkage to the gut microbiome，Microb Pathog. 2023,doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2023.106436.
4. Ji Y, Hou Y, Blachier F, Wu Z. Editorial: Amino acids in intestinal growth and health. Front Nutr. 2023, 22;10:1172548.
5. Ji Y, Sun Y, Liu N, Jia H, Dai Z, Yang Y, Wu Z. L-leucine supplementation reduces growth performance accompanied by changed profiles of plasma amino acids and expression of jejunal amino acid transporters in breast-fed intra-uterine growth-retarded piglets. Br J Nutr. 2022, 1:1-33. doi: 10.1017/S0007114522002823.
6. Ji Y, Yang Y, Sun S, Dai Z, Ren F, Wu Z. Insights into diet-associated oxidative pathomechanisms in inflammatory bowel disease and protective effects of functional amino acids. Nutr Rev. 2022. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuac039.
7. Ji Y, He Y, Yang Y, Dai Z, Wu Z. Hydroxyproline alleviates 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal-induced DNA damage and apoptosis in porcine intestinal epithelial cells. Anim Nutr, 2022, 9: 7-15.
8. Ji Y#, Fang S#, Yang Y, Wu Z. Inactivation of the Wnt/beta-catenin signaling contributes to the epithelial barrier dysfunction induced by sodium oxalate in canine renal epithelial cells. J Anim Sci, 2021, 99(10). (#co-first author)
9. Ji Y#, Fan X#, Zhang Y, Li J, Dai Z, Wu Z. Glycine regulates mucosal immunity and the intestinal microbial composition in weaned piglets. Amino Acids, 2022, 54(3): 385-398. (#co-first author)
10.Ji Y, Yin Y, Sun L, Zhang W. The Molecular and Mechanistic Insights Based on Gut-Liver Axis: Nutritional Target for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Improvement. Int J Mol Sci. 2020, 21(9), doi: 10.3390/ijms21093066.
11.Ji Y, Yin W, Liang Y, Sun L, Yin Y, Zhang W. Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Oxidative Activity of Indole-3-Acetic Acid Involves Induction of HO-1 and Neutralization of Free Radicals in RAW264.7 Cells. Int J Mol Sci. 2020, 21(5). doi: 10.3390/ijms21051579.
12.Ji Y, Yin Y, Zhang W. Integrated Bioinformatic Analysis Identifies Networks and Promising Biomarkers for Hepatitis B Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Int J Genomics.2020 Jul 28;2020:2061024. doi: 10.1155/2020/2061024.
13.Ji Y, Gao Y, Chen H, Yin Y, Zhang W. Indole-3-Acetic Acid Alleviates Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mice via Attenuation of Hepatic Lipogenesis, and Oxidative and Inflammatory Stress. Nutrients,2019,11, doi:10.3390/nu11092062.
14.Ji Y, Yin Y, Li Z, Zhang W. Gut Microbiota-Derived Components and Metabolites in the Progression of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). Nutrients, 2019, 11, doi:10.3390/nu11081712.
15.Ji Y, Dai Z, Sun S, Ma X, Yang Y, Tso P, Wu G, Wu Z. Hydroxyproline attenuates dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis in mice: involvment of the NF-κB signaling and oxidative stress. Mol Nutr Food Res, 2018; doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201800494
16.Ji Y, Luo X, Yang Y, Dai Z, Wu G, Wu Z. Endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced apoptosis in intestinal epithelial cells: a feed-back regulation by mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1). J Anim Sci Biotechnol, 2018; 9: 38.
17.Ji Y, Wu Z, Dai Z, Wang X, Li J, Wang B, Wu G. Fetal and neonatal programming of postnatal growth and feed efficiency in swine. J Anim Sci Biotechnol, 2017; 8(1): 42.
18.Ji Y, Dai Z, Wu G, Wu Z. 4-Hydroxy-2-nonenal induces apoptosis by activating ERK1/2 signaling and depleting intracellular glutathione in intestinal epithelial cells. Sci Rep, 2016;6:32929.
19.Ji Y, Wu Z, Dai Z, Sun K, Zhang Q, Wu G. Excessive L-cysteine induces vacuole-like cell death by activating endoplasmic reticulum stress and mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling in intestinal porcine epithelial cells. Amino acids, 2016;48(1):149-56.
20.Ji Y, Wu Z, Dai Z, Sun K, Wang J, Wu G. Nutritional epigenetics with a focus on amino acids: implications for the development and treatment of metabolic syndrome. J Nutr Biochem, 2016;27:1-8.
21.Wang MZ#, Ji Y#, Wang C, Chen LM, Wang HR, Loor, JJ. The preliminary study on the effects of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-I on kappa-casein synthesis in bovine mammary epithelial cells in vitro. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr. 2016 Apr;100(2):251-5. (#co-first author)
22.Yang Y, Fan X, Ji Y, Li J, Dai Z, Wu Z. Glycine represses endoplasmic reticulum stress-related apoptosis and improves intestinal barrier by activating mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 signaling[J]. Anim Nutr, 2022, 8(1): 1-9.
23.Liu N, Ji Y, Yang Y, Jia H, Si X, Jiang D, Zhang Y, Dai Z, Wu Z. Impact of Dietary Crude Protein Level on Hepatic Lipid Metabolism in Weaned Female Piglets. Animals. 2021.Jun 18;11(6):1829.
24.Yang Y, Ji Y, Wu G, Sun K, Dai Z, Wu Z. Dietary L-methionine restriction decreases oxidative stress in porcine liver mitochondria. Exp Gerontol. 2015; 65:35-41.
25.Wang B, Wu Z, Ji Y, Sun K, Dai Z, Wu G. L-Glutamine Enhances Tight Junction Integrity by Activating CaMK Kinase 2-AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling in Intestinal Porcine Epithelial Cells. J Nutr. 2016;146(3):501-508.
26.Sun K, Wu Z, Ji Y, Wu G. Glycine Regulates Protein Turnover by Activating Protein Kinase B/Mammalian Target of Rapamycin and by Inhibiting MuRF1 and Atrogin-1 Gene Expression in C2C12 Myoblasts. J Nutr, 2016; 146(12): 2461-2467.
27.Liang H, Dai Z, Liu N, Ji Y, Chen J, Zhang Y, Yang Y, Li J, Wu Z, Wu G. Dietary L-Tryptophan Modulates the Structural and Functional Composition of the Intestinal Microbiome in Weaned Piglets. Front Microbiol, 2018, 9, 1736, doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.01736.
28.Lei J, Wang S, Kang W, Chu Q, Liu Z, Sun L, Ji Y, Esteban CR, Yao Y, Belmonte JCI, Chan P, Liu GH, Zhang W, Song M, Qu J. FOXO3-engineered human mesenchymal progenitor cells efficiently promote cardiac repair after myocardial infarction. Protein & Cell. 2021,12(2):145-151.
29.Fan T, Wang S, Jiang Z, Ji S, Cao W, Liu W, Ji Y, Li Y, Shyh-Chang N, Gu Q. Controllable assembly of skeletal muscle-like bundles through 3D bioprinting. Biofabrication. 2021, 14(1): 015009.
30.He Y, Liu N, Ji Y, Tso P, Wu Z. Weaning Stress in Piglets Alters the Expression of Intestinal Proteins Involved in Fat Absorption. J Nutr. 2022, 152(11):2387-2395.
31.Song Z, Chen J, Ji Y, Yang Q, Chen Y, Wang F, Wu Z. Amuc attenuates high-fat diet-induced metabolic disorders linked to the regulation of fatty acid metabolism, bile acid metabolism, and the gut microbiota in mice. Int J Biol Macromol. 2023, 242(Pt 2):124650.
32.He Y, Song Z, Ji Y, Tso P, Wu Z. Preventive Effects of l-Glutamine on High-Fat Diet-Induced Metabolic Disorders Linking with Regulation of Intestinal Barrier Integrity, Hepatic Lipid Metabolism, and Gut Microbiota in Rats. J Agric Food Chem. 2022, 70(38):11923-11934.