Wei, Tzu-Hui
Hsieh, Chi-Che
Loh, Zhu-Jun
Chung, Wei-Pang
Lee, Kuo-Ting
Chen, Yi-Ling
Hsu, Hui-Ping https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3285-5543
Shen, Che-Hung https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1309-6190
Funding for this research was provided by:
The Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan (109-2314-B-006-018-MY3)
National Cheng Kung University Hospital (11002013, 11102007, 11202052, 11302059, 11404043)
National Cheng Kung University (D114-F2508)
E-Da Hospital (NCKUEDA11206)
Chi Mei Medical Center (CMNCKU11004, 11215)
Article History
Received: 31 August 2025
Accepted: 22 September 2025
First Online: 6 October 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: The study was reviewed and monitored by the Institutional Review Board of National Cheng Kung University Hospital (IRB number: A-ER-109-501). The Institutional Review Board of National Cheng Kung University Hospital approved all experimental protocols. The study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki. All methods were performed per relevant guidelines and regulations for Good Clinical Practice and those of Central Competent Authorities. Written informed consent was obtained from all patients before study participation. The animal study was approved by the Laboratory Animal Center, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU-110058).
: All authors consented to the publication of the paper.