Yamamoto, Tasuku
Hirano, Tsunahiko
Doi, Keiko
Fukatsu-Chikumoto, Ayumi
Oishi, Keiji
Takahashi, Koichiro
Asai, Kazuhisa
Sasaki, Seigo
Nakanishi, Masanori
Minakata, Yoshiaki
Matsunaga, Kazuto
Funding for this research was provided by:
the Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency of Japan
Article History
Received: 2 October 2025
Accepted: 29 December 2025
First Online: 3 January 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Yamaguchi University Hospital (approval number: H2022-015c). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants. All procedures were conducted in accordance with the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki.