Urai, Shin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7996-232X
Bando, Hironori https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7421-2714
Yamamoto, Masaaki https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7000-8134
Iguchi, Genzo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8810-0230
Takahashi, Yutaka https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1337-9246
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kobe University
Article History
Received: 15 December 2025
Accepted: 11 May 2026
First Online: 26 May 2026
Declarations
Conflict of interest: The authors declare no competing interests relevant to the content of this article.
Ethics approval: This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the Ethics Committee of Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine (approval no.1685). All methods were performed in accordance with the approved protocol guidelines.
Consent: Written informed consent was obtained from all participants. All participants consented to the submission of the manuscript.