Funding for this research was provided by:
Indian Council of Medical Research (3/2/2/109/2022-NCD-III)
Indian Council of Medical Research (5/10/FR/23/2021-RBMCH)
University Grants Commission
Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India (DBTHRDPMU/JRF/BET-21/I/2021-22/369)
Faculty Research Programme Grant-IoE (IoE/2024-25/12/FRP)
Article History
Received: 1 August 2025
Accepted: 29 November 2025
First Online: 26 December 2025
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was performed in accordance with the guidelines for the care and use of laboratory animals with approval of the Institutional Animal Ethics Committee, University of Delhi and protocols approved by the CPCSEA, India. (Approval number: DU/ZOOL/IAEC-R/2019/16/E-1/2021).