Wu, Yue
Zhang, Min
Li, Pengfei
Chen, Fei
Liu, Jiawei
Hou, Yayi
Zhao, Shuli
Li, Xingxing
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (82102739)
Nanjing Medical Science and Technique Development Foundation (QNX25066)
Article History
Received: 17 February 2026
Accepted: 7 April 2026
First Online: 21 April 2026
Declarations
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: Breast adipose tissue specimens were obtained from patients undergoing breast surgery at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital affiliated with Nanjing Medical University, following approval by the institutional ethics committee and with informed consent from all participants (Date: 07/29/2025; Ethics approval number: 2025KY064-002). Tissues were collected from patients aged 25–55 years; detailed patient information is listed in Supplementary Table . The murine xenograft assay was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University (Date: 11/20/2024; Ethics approval number: DWSY-24175726).
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Not applicable.