Sagara, Kumi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6828-2978
Goto, Kenichi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6875-6857
Maeda, Megumi
Fukuda, Haruhisa
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (JP22ek0210174)
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (JP22ek0210174)
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (JP22ek0210174)
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (JP22ek0210174)
MEXT | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JPMJFR205J)
MEXT | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JPMJFR205J)
MEXT | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JPMJFR205J)
MEXT | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JPMJFR205J)
Article History
Received: 5 April 2025
Revised: 19 July 2025
Accepted: 28 July 2025
First Online: 5 August 2025
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was approved by the Kyushu University Institutional Review Board for Clinical Research (Approval no. 22114-08). All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. An opt-out approach was used for participant consent, and the need for individual informed consent was waived due to the use of anonymized data.