Funding for this research was provided by:
Food and Health Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | Health and Medical Research Fund (09203236)
Food and Health Bureau of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | Health and Medical Research Fund (09203236)
Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (GRF14115821)
Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (C4012-22GF)
Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (GRF14115821)
Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (C4012-22GF)
Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK2022040821)
Article History
Received: 11 April 2024
Revised: 22 January 2025
Accepted: 11 February 2025
First Online: 25 February 2025
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study involved only animal research. All methods in this study were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. Approval for all experiments and procedures has been obtained from the Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (AEEC ref: 22-028-HMF).