Khanal, Vivek
Carroll, Madeline
Moradi, Fatemeh
Carter, Jayden
Zhong, Ying
Shashank, Chikkamagaluru G.
Sato, Amy Y.
Allen, Ryan M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8057-3436
Wankhade, Umesh D.
Dole, Neha S.
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (1P20GM125503)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (P20GM109096)
United States Department of Agriculture | Agricultural Research Service (ARS 6026-10700-001-000D)
United States Department of Agriculture | Agricultural Research Service (ARS 6026-10700-001-000D)
United States Department of Defense | United States Army | Army Medical Command | Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (HT9425-24-1-0039)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (UL1TR003107)
Article History
Received: 3 May 2025
Revised: 4 December 2025
Accepted: 9 February 2026
First Online: 25 February 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All animal studies were approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (IPROTO202200000381) and conducted in accordance with institutional guidelines. All reagents and experiments conducted in this study are compliant with the institutional biological safety committee (SPROTO202200000081) of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.