Zhao, Yixiu
Wang, Zhiqi
Ren, Jing
Chen, Huan
Zhu, Jia
Zhang, Yue
Zheng, Jiangfei
Cao, Shifeng
Li, Yanxi
Liu, Xue
An, Na
Ban, Tao
Yang, Baofeng
Zhang, Yan
Article History
Received: 9 November 2023
Accepted: 18 March 2024
First Online: 21 October 2024
Compliance with ethics guidelines
: <b>Conflicts of interest</b> Yixiu Zhao, Zhiqi Wang, Jing Ren, Huan Chen, Jia Zhu, Yue Zhang, Jiangfei Zheng, Shifeng Cao, Yanxi Li, Xue Liu, Na An, Tao Ban, Baofeng Yang, and Yan Zhang declare that they have no conflict of interest. Baofeng Yang is a member of the Editorial Board of <i>Frontiers of Medicine</i>, who was excluded from the peer-review process and all editorial decisions related to the acceptance and publication of this article. Peer-review was handled independently by the other editors to minimise bias.
: All institutional and national guidelines for the care and use of laboratory animals were followed.