Barney, Spencer Talmage https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0851-0691
Becerril, Daniela https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2762-1761
Monga, Sheelu https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2782-034X
Flores, Samantha
Lee, Audrey https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5233-9320
Mattos, Marlon Fraga https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7795-6543
Perez, Ross M https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5915-3699
Blixt, Frank W https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5293-8223
Maniskas, Michael
Huang, Shuning
Wu, Hongyu
Tan, Chunfeng https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7083-1529
McCullough, Louise D https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8050-1686
Zuniga-Sanchez, Elizabeth https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8853-1062
Moruno-Manchon, Jose Felix https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2139-6134
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institutes of Health (R35NS132265-01)
National Eye Institute (R01EY033037)
Research to Prevent Blindness
National Institute on Aging (R21AG075750)
Texas Alzheimer's Research and Care Consortium (957578)
American Heart Association (856061)
Article History
Received: 19 December 2025
Accepted: 10 February 2026
First Online: 23 February 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study followed the animal protocol approved by the Center for Laboratory Medicine and Care (CLAMC, protocol number AWC-21-0084 on 08/25/2021) at the University of Texas McGovern Medical School.