Article History
Received: 22 February 2024
Accepted: 25 June 2024
First Online: 12 July 2024
Declarations
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: The study was conducted following the Declaration of Helsinki (as revised in 2013), and written consent for tissue donation was obtained from each patient. The protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University (approval no. 2019PS1154K; approved date 10 June 2019). The protocols were approved by the Animal Research Ethics Board of Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University (approval no. 2022PS1170K; approved date 4 January 2022) following the Guidelines for the Care and Use of Animals. The study involving animals was conducted following the <i>Basel Declaration.</i>
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests exist.