Publications

Lab members are shown in bold. For a complete list, see Dr. Jin’s ORCID profile.
2026
Girma, B.*, Ayansola, H.*, Chen, J., Kim, J., Miko, C., Gruskin, Z., Jin, Y. E-cadherin acts as a dynamic switch in epithelial regeneration in inflammatory bowel disease. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 331: G365–G383. doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00044.2026 (*equal contribution)
Ayansola, H., Jin, Y. Age-dependent remodeling of the intestinal mesenchymal niche during early postnatal development in piglets. Front Cell Dev Biol 14: 1847165. doi:10.3389/fcell.2026.1847165
Lim, M. W., Ayansola, H., Stine, J. M., Karasik, J. M., Jin, Y., Ghodssi, R. In vivo monitoring of tissue permeability in a rat colitis model via a bioimpedance-sensing ingestible device. Device 101180. doi:10.1016/j.device.2026.101180
Patiño, L. C., Ayansola, H., Jin, Y., Berglund, A. K. Equine mesenchymal stromal cells dual-primed with TGF-β1 and IL-1β or TNF-α improve epithelial healing. BMC Veterinary Research (preprint). doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-10072744/v1
2025
Kim, J., Madan, J. P., Laumas, S., Krishnan, B. R., Jin, Y. Larazotide acetate protects the intestinal mucosal barrier from anoxia/reoxygenation injury via various cellular mechanisms. Biomedicines 13(10): 2483. doi:10.3390/biomedicines13102483
Ayansola, H., Jin, Y. An optimized sequential isolation of crypts and mesenchymal stromal cells from porcine intestinal tissue. J Vis Exp (226): e69429. doi:10.3791/69429
Holt, B. M., Stine, J. M., Beardslee, L. A., Ayansola, H., Jin, Y., Pasricha, P. J., Ghodssi, R. An ingestible bioimpedance sensing device for wireless monitoring of epithelial barriers. Microsyst Nanoeng 11(1): 24. doi:10.1038/s41378-025-00877-8
2024
Ayansola, H., Mayorga, E. J., Jin, Y. Subepithelial stromal cells: their roles and interactions with intestinal epithelial cells during gut mucosal homeostasis and regeneration (Review). Biomedicines 12(3): 668. doi:10.3390/biomedicines12030668
2023
Hada, A., Li, L., Kandel, A., Jin, Y., Xiao, Z. Characterization of bovine intraepithelial T lymphocytes in the gut. Pathogens 12(9): 1173. doi:10.3390/pathogens12091173
Before UMD (selected)
Jin, Y., Blikslager, A. T. (2020). The regulation of intestinal mucosal barrier by myosin light chain kinase/rho kinases (Review). Int J Mol Sci 21(10): 3550.
Jin, Y., Ibrahim, D., Magness, S. T., Blikslager, A. T. (2018). Knockout of ClC-2 reveals critical functions of adherens junctions in colonic homeostasis and tumorigenicity. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 315(6): G966–G979.
Jin, Y., Blikslager, A. T. (2016). Myosin light chain kinase mediates intestinal barrier dysfunction via occludin endocytosis during anoxia/reoxygenation injury. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 311(6): C996–C1004.
Jin, Y., Pridgen, T. A., Blikslager, A. T. (2015). Pharmaceutical activation or genetic absence of ClC-2 alters tight junctions during experimental colitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis 21(12): 2747–2757.
Jin, Y., Blikslager, A. T. (2015). ClC-2 regulation of intestinal barrier function: translation of basic science to therapeutic target (Review). Tissue Barriers 3(4): e1105906.

