Iroanya, Godwin I.
Raju, Ilangovan
Boosani, Chandra
Subramanyam, Pradeep N.
Byrne, Addison K. https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6329-0322
Wells, Kevin D.
Green, Jonathan A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4968-8187
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | NIH Office of the Director (U42OD035738)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | NIH Office of the Director (U42OD027090)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | NIH Office of the Director (U42OD035738)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | NIH Office of the Director (U42OD027090)
Article History
Received: 9 October 2025
Revised: 20 May 2026
Accepted: 20 May 2026
First Online: 29 May 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All animal procedures were conducted in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines for the care and use of laboratory animals. The study was approved by the University of Missouri Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Animals were housed under controlled environmental conditions with ad libitum access to food and water. All blood collections were performed by trained personnel, and all efforts were made to minimize animal handling and discomfort.