Essid, Manel
Mughal, Ehsan Ullah
Naeem, Nafeesa
Cheema, Aneela Shaheen
Shakoor, Bushra
Ahmed, Ishtiaq
Marais, Charlene
Sadiq, Amina
Al Nami, Samar Y.
Hossan, Aisha
Funding for this research was provided by:
King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia (RGP2/148/46)
Article History
Received: 11 April 2026
Accepted: 18 May 2026
First Online: 25 May 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Institutional Research Ethics Committee (IREC), University of Malakand, Chakdara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, following the guidelines of the University of Malakand Animal Bylaws 2008, as per notification no. Pharm/EC-Thzp/41-08/21. Additionally, this study was conducted in accordance with the ARRIVE guidelines for the reporting of animal research. All relevant items from the ARRIVE 2.0 checklist have been addressed to ensure transparency and reproducibility.