Sui, Pinpin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3779-9592
Li, Ying https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3308-906X
Hong, Juyeong
Delma, Caroline R.
Chen, Shi
Wang, Juan
Zhang, Peng https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3394-6922
Han, Songmi
Noor, Asra https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6734-994X
Yang, Hui
Pang, Yakun
Luan, Yu https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1778-9071
Xu, Mingjiang https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7063-6253
Lee, Jihoon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4537-9638
Yang, Feng-Chun https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8524-4095
Funding for this research was provided by:
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (HL149318)
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (CA172408)
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (HL145883)
Article History
Received: 19 July 2025
Revised: 1 October 2025
Accepted: 27 October 2025
First Online: 17 November 2025
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: All animal experiments in this study were conducted in accordance with the National Institutes of Health’s guidelines on animal care and use. Experiment protocols were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. All animals received humane care in compliance with the National Institutes of Health Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (National Academies Press, 2011).
: The authors declare no competing interests.