Samir, Safia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4121-0448
Okasha, Hend https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1125-245X
Aboushousha, Tarek https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6686-2442
Abu Seada, Abdul Rahman https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3486-3264
Nasr, Sami Mohamed https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8683-3131
Funding for this research was provided by:
Theodor Bilharz Research Institute
Article History
Received: 17 August 2025
Accepted: 29 December 2025
First Online: 12 February 2026
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All procedures in this study, including handling, anesthesia, and sacrifice, adhered to the ethical guidelines approved by the Ethical Committee of the Federal Legislation and the National Institutes of Health Guidelines in the United States. All animal experiments were carried out under Institutional Ethical Committee rules for the care and use of experimental animals, which were authorized by Theodor Bilharz Research Institute’s Animal Ethics Committee in Giza, Egypt (FWA 00010609). All methods are documented in line with the ARRIVE guidelines for reporting animal experiments. ( ).