Zhu, Xiaolan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0499-8045
Shi, Xuyan
Lu, Jingjing
Li, Wenxin
Liu, Yueqin
Jiang, Lin
Lv, Yanting
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 82172838)
Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No. BK20241860)
“333 Project” of Jiangsu Province (“333 Project” of Jiangsu Province)
Article History
Received: 6 May 2025
Revised: 10 December 2025
Accepted: 24 December 2025
First Online: 22 January 2026
Declarations
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: Not applicable.
: The collection of patients’ GCs and serum samples was approved by the Ethics Committee of The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University (Zhenjiang Maternal and Child Health Hospital), which was in accordance with the ethical requirements, and all subjects participated voluntarily and signed a written informed consent.
: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.