Wannigama, Dhammika Leshan
Shao, Jingping
Sun, Hongya
Wang, Yangzhong
Hurst, Cameron
Monk, Peter N.
Amarasiri, Mohan
Phattharapornjaroen, Phatthranit
Ditcham, William Graham Fox
Htun, Thin Sandi
Luk-in, Sirirat
Shimotai, Yoshitaka
Ngamwongsatit, Natharin
Ishikawa, Hitoshi
Ragupathi, Naveen Kumar Devanga
Pletzer, Daniel
Kanjanabuch, Talerngsak
Khatib, Aisha
Miyanaga, Kazuhiko
Cui, Longzhu
Shibuya, Kenji
Higgins, Paul G.
Kicic, Anthony
Hongsing, Parichart
Zhao, Jinxin
Abe, Shuichi
Hamamoto, Hiroshi
Article History
Received: 27 June 2025
Revised: 6 October 2025
Accepted: 8 October 2025
First Online: 18 October 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamagata, Japan (07/2022). The present article was prepared in compliance with the ARRIVE 2.0 guidelines for reporting animal research.
: We, the authors of this paper, embrace inclusive, diverse, and equitable conduct of research. Our team comprises individuals who self-identify as underrepresented ethnic minorities, gender minorities, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and individuals living with disabilities. We actively promote gender balance in our reference list while maintaining scientific relevance.