Sun, Yaxuan https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5347-2195
Feng, Rongrong https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3420-2016
Zhou, Xun https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8546-7119
Xu, Wuqin https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3954-7529
Du, Huimin https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8032-9360
Hu, Xiezong
Chen, Liang
Cai, Yongping
Hu, Xiaohui https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3483-2847
Article History
Received: 28 October 2025
Revised: 19 April 2026
Accepted: 20 May 2026
First Online: 1 June 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. All animal procedures were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee at Anhui Medical University (No. 20210951). The use of patient samples was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Anhui Medical University (No. 20210587). Informed consent was obtained from all participants. No identifiable images were used.