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Authors
Kassem, Ali
Naser Al Deen, Nataly
Yifeng, Sun
Fang, Chau
Mayer, Laura
Zhang, Lingling
Kunath, Paul
Wirth, Thomas https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4539-9054
Knippschild, Uwe
Rahbari, Mohammad
Heikenwälder, Mathias
Kong, Bo
Brunner, Cornelia
Weber, Alexander N. R. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8627-7056
Rahbari, Nuh
Abdelrasoul, Hend https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4436-3466
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Baustein Program of the Medical Faculty of Ulm University
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Article History
Received: 26 September 2025
Revised: 21 April 2026
Accepted: 19 May 2026
First Online: 2 June 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and approved by the local Ethics Committee of Ulm University (Ethical Approval No.: 256/23-FSt-Sta and 235/15). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their inclusion in the study. All human samples were collected, processed, and analyzed in accordance with institutional guidelines and applicable regulations. The published IF staining images were derived from anonymized human tissue samples and do not contain identifiable participant information. The use and publication of the staining data and corresponding figures were covered by the approved study protocol, and all participants consented to the use of their data for scientific publication.
