Soga, Yoshihiko https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5346-1474
Matsuzaki, Kumiko https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8686-1818
Kosaki, Hirotaka https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6444-8043
Kishimoto, Tomoko https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2984-6544
Yoshitomi, Aiko https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0514-5340
Kajizono, Makoto https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4683-3225
Makita, Takashi https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2276-7217
Tanaka, Yuta https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7291-8854
Zamami, Yoshito https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7879-423X
Shien, Tadahiko https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3202-5512
Doihara, Hiroyoshi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2989-2730
Funding for this research was provided by:
Okayama University
Article History
Received: 25 January 2026
Accepted: 30 June 2026
First Online: 9 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval: The Institutional Ethics Committee approved this study (Ken 2004-035 and Ken 2509-056).
Consent to participate: Informed consent was obtained by opt-out according to the Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Biological Research Involving Human Subjects of the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. All procedures were performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.