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Ma, Peng
Yao, Fangzhou
Yue, Peichen
Shen, Zheng
Li, Xu
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Article History
Received: 15 July 2025
Accepted: 30 January 2026
First Online: 16 February 2026
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants, and all methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. The study complies with the ethical standards of the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. For animal experiments, all procedures were conducted in compliance with the ARRIVE (Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments) guidelines, the Guidance on the operation of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, EU Directive 2010/63/EU for the protection of animals used for scientific purposes, and the NIH Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, or equivalent internationally recognized bodies. The study was approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) of the Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, and all efforts were made to minimize animal suffering.
