Perveen, Khalida
Yang, Gailin
Skurray, Cameron D.
Ngo, Andy
Black, Nikki
Putty, Trishni
Patel, Asmitabahen
Small, Annabelle G.
Gulam, Muhammad Y.
Wechalekar, Mihir D.
Sadlon, Timothy
Barry, Simon C.
Quach, Alex
Hii, Charles S.
Ferrante, Antonio
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Health and Medical Research Council
Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation
Article History
Received: 10 July 2025
Accepted: 16 December 2025
First Online: 13 March 2026
Declarations
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: Procurement of human blood and all experimental procedures were approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WCHN) and the Southern Adelaide Clinical Human Research Ethics Committee (SAC HREC), Adelaide, South Australia, in accordance with the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007, updated 2023; National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992). Blood was collected from healthy volunteers by venipuncture following their informed consent. Mouse cell experimental procedures, including the collection and use of murine blood, were approved by the WCHN Animal Ethics Committee and conducted in accordance with the Australian Code for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes . Blood samples were collected as scavenger tissue.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.