Qi, Meng https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1617-7903
Li, Songna
Wu, Xiao
Xu, Biyun
Mai, Runru
Yan, Zhaoxian
Zhong, Zhiping
Liu, Bo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9159-1226
Zhang, Yue https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8439-1488
Funding for this research was provided by:
Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province (2023NSFSC1762)
Youth Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82304984)
Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Project of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine (YN2018ML10)
Traditional Chinese Medicine Science and Technology Project of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine (YN2020MS09)
Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou (202102010260)
Article History
Received: 25 November 2024
Accepted: 25 September 2025
First Online: 6 January 2026
Declarations
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: The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Approval No: ZF2019-004-02), and the Research Ethics Committee of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine and was registered on the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (ChiCTR 1900022535). The participants signed the informed consent form after being provided with a thorough explanation of the procedures, the study’s purpose, and assurances of confidentiality. This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.