Yu, Jinjin
Liu, Xiaotian
Jin, Lele
Li, Han
Wang, Suhui
Yang, Yongwei
Chen, Xilian
Wang, Hongxia
Li, Yingke
Lian, Jie
Shi, Chao
Li, Haihui
Zhang, Yong
Moses, Emmanuel Jairaj
Zhang, Hongxing
Zheng, Chunfu
Zhu, Xinxing
Funding for this research was provided by:
Translational Project in Clinical Medical Research (202304295107020074)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (81900392)
Article History
Received: 13 September 2024
Accepted: 9 September 2025
First Online: 15 October 2025
Declarations
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: For the clinical studies, two patients with coronary artery atherosclerosis were recruited, with a normal great saphenous vein serving as a negative control. Informed written consent was obtained from all participants. Sample collection adhered to the research ethics board approval from Bengbu Medical University (approval number 2025–510). In the animal studies, all mice were euthanized using carbon dioxide inhalation. These studies were approved by the Institutional Review Board of Bengbu Medical University (approval number 2025–176).
: All authors read and approved the manuscript.
: The authors declare no competing interests.