Zhang, Xinyong
Hu, Dongdong
Sun, Xiaoyan
Gu, Yichun
Zhou, Yong
Su, Chuanxin
Liu, Shi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9289-0631
Zhang, Caiyan
Lu, Guoping https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5244-3781
Wu, Qiwen https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8987-2718
Chen, Aidong https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2493-402X
Article History
Received: 10 October 2023
Revised: 29 August 2024
Accepted: 2 September 2024
First Online: 10 September 2024
Competing interests
: The authors have declared that no conflict of interest exists.
: The guidelines outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki were followed when collecting clinical samples. The Nanjing Medical University Institutional Review Board authorized protocols that adhered to standards for the safety of human participants. Each study participant gave written informed consent for sample collection and analysis. Mice were raised and used in particular pathogen-free environments following Nanjing Medical University-approved guidelines. The National Institutes of Health Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals was followed in all animal experimentation.