Sheng, Matilda H.-C. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0815-7008
Rundle, Charles H. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4691-8143
Baylink, David J. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9526-7995
Lau, Kin-Hing William https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1109-5052
Funding for this research was provided by:
Medical Research and Materiel Command (W81XWH-12-1-0023)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (BX002964)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (BX006038)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (BX002782)
Loma Linda University
Article History
Received: 2 August 2024
Accepted: 16 December 2024
First Online: 9 January 2025
Declarations
:
: All authors (Matilda H.-C. Sheng, Charles H. Rundle, David J. Baylink, and Kin-Hing William Lau) state that they have no conflicts of interest.
: The animal protocol (protocol #1298) was reviewed and approved by the Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) of VA Loma Linda Healthcare System as well as by the IACUC of the Loma Linda University and the Animal Care and Use Review Office (ACURO) of the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command of the Department of Defense. In conducting research using animals, the investigators adhered to the Animal Welfare Act Regulations and other federal statures relating to animals and animal experimentation and the principles set forth in the current version of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules.
: The views, opinions and/or findings contained in this report are those of the authors and should not be construed as an official position, policy or decision of the US Army or the United States government, unless so designated by other documentation. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.