Georgiou, Elena https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4207-7973
Kagiava, Alexia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3903-1299
Hentschel, Andreas
Sargiannidou, Irene
Papacharalampous, Revekka
Stavrou, Marina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3637-6523
Tryfonos, Christina
Richter, Jan
Roos, Andreas
Kleopa, Kleopas A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4103-8094
Article History
Received: 11 December 2025
Revised: 3 April 2026
Accepted: 17 April 2026
First Online: 12 May 2026
Competing interests
: The study is part of a PCT/EP2020/065312 application in which AK, IS and KAK are co-inventors.
: All experimental procedures were conducted in accordance with animal care protocols approved by the Cyprus Government’s Chief Veterinary Officer (project license CY/EXP/PR. L11/2022) according to national law and European guidelines (EC Directive 86/609/EEC).