Gounder, Selwyn
Mhlongo, Ndumiso
Ghazi, Terisha
Chuturgoon, Anil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4649-4133
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Article History
Received: 1 November 2025
Accepted: 12 February 2026
First Online: 31 March 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: This animal study obtained C57BL/6 male mice aged 6–8 weeks, from the Africa Health Research Institute at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. The mice were housed in compliance with the ARRIVE guidelines and the regulations set forth by the University of KwaZulu-Natal Animal Research Ethics Committee (Ethics approval number: AREC/079/016).
: Not applicable.