Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (19K22648, 20H04510)
Article History
Received: 28 August 2023
Revised: 1 December 2023
Accepted: 12 December 2023
First Online: 23 January 2024
Declarations
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: S. Wakao and M. Dezawa are parties to a co-development and co-research agreement with Life Science Institute, Inc. (LSII: Tokyo, Japan). M. Dezawa, S. Wakao, and M. Kitada have a patent for Muse cells and the isolation method thereof licensed to LSII. S. Wakao and M. Dezawa received a joint research grant from LSII.
: All authors have reviewed and approved the final manuscript.
: As this study exclusively involved cell experiments and did not involve human participants or animal subjects, no ethical approval was required for this research. The use of commercially available cell lines adhered to established ethical standards for laboratory research.