Abdelrauf, Lobna M.
Habashy, Danira A.
Sharaf, Nadia M.
El-Shafei, Asmaa A.
Kassem, Lobna
Abdelghany, Ragwa M.
Funding for this research was provided by:
German University in Cairo
Article History
Received: 29 December 2025
Accepted: 15 April 2026
First Online: 18 May 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All procedures involving animals were conducted in accordance with the guidelines for the care and use of laboratory animals established by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH publication No. 85-23, revised 1996). All protocols were reviewed and approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee of the German University in Cairo, Egypt (approval ID no. PTX-2019-05-LAK-1). The authors confirm that all procedures and reporting adhered to the ARRIVE 2.0 guidelines.