Li, Shu
Zhang, MengYu
Liang, SiYu
Wan, Lei
Zhang, XiaoJun
Funding for this research was provided by:
The National Natural Science Foundation of China General Project (82474482)
Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (2308085MH291)
Article History
Received: 6 December 2025
Revised: 8 February 2026
Accepted: 22 February 2026
First Online: 4 March 2026
<!--Emphasis Type='Bold' removed-->Ethics statement
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: Written informed consent was obtained from all enrolled patients.
: was granted by the Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine and the Animal Ethics Committee of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine.
: Not applicable. This is an observational study.
: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine (Ethics approval number: 2023AH-52, Approval Date: July 31) and the Animal Ethics Committee of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine (Ethics approval number: AHUCM-rats-202320, Approval Date: May 8).
: The authors declare no competing interests.