Lu, Xiao https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0365-7409
Wu, Jiao
Agborbesong, Ewud
Li, Xiaogang https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8135-342X
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK129241)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK126662)
Article History
Received: 21 August 2024
Revised: 21 June 2025
Accepted: 15 July 2025
First Online: 30 July 2025
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: In this study, all methods were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. All experimental procedures complied with the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Mayo Clinic IACUC (Approval No. A00003756-R24), and written informed consent was obtained from all participants.
: We have obtained written informed consent for publication of the images from human research participants.