Zhou, Xiaomei
Xiao, Jun
Yang, Zihui
Zeng, Ning
Wu, Haibin
Zhang, Jun
Wu, Yiping
Funding for this research was provided by:
Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (2023JJ50305)
Wu Jieping Medical Foundation (320.6750.2023-18-88)
Shenzhen Nanshan District Health Bureau (NSZD2024042)
Tongji Hospital Clinical Trial Program (2024TJCR015)
Hubei Provincial Department of Science and Technology Key Project (2023BCB088)
Article History
Received: 6 November 2025
Accepted: 6 July 2026
First Online: 10 July 2026
Declarations
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: The study was conducted according to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki, and approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Yueyang Central Hospital (Yueyang, China) in November 4th, 2022. The ethical approval document was presented in additional file. The utilization and protocol of animals were approved by Animal Care and Use Committee, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. This study was carried out in compliance with the ARRIVE guidelines. The requirement to obtain informed consent was waived due to the retrospective nature of the study. The study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of Yueyang Central Hospital (Yueyang, China). Due to the retrospective nature of the study using archived pathological specimens, the requirement for informed consent was waived by the ethics committee. All procedures involving human specimens were performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Written informed consent for publication was obtained from all participants.
: The authors declare no competing interests.