Thapa, Roshan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0705-906X
Kayejo, Victor https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9947-1931
Lyon, Claire M.
Hube, Bernhard
Naglik, Julian R.
Keyel, Peter A. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8637-8538
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (1R21AI156225)
American Heart Association (https://doi.org/10.58275/AHA.23IPA1053083.pc.gr.171946)
American Heart Association (16SDG30200001)
Wellcome Trust (214229_Z_18_Z)
Article History
Received: 27 May 2025
Revised: 2 December 2025
Accepted: 12 December 2025
First Online: 27 December 2025
Competing interests
: PAK is co-founder of Ardiyon Bio. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analysis, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; nor in the decision to publish the results.
: All experimental mice were housed and maintained according to Texas Tech University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (TTU IACUC) standards, adhering to the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (8th edition, NRC 2011). The TTU IACUC approved mouse use under protocol 2022-1227.