Takeshita, Kenichi
Vidal, Ana G. Jop
Vidal, Jorge E.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Robert Austrian Research Award
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (P20GM144041)
Mississippi IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (P20GM103476)
National Institutes of Health (R01AI175461)
the Obesity, Cardiorenal, and Metabolic Diseases (P30GM149404)
Mississippi Center of Perinatal Research (P20GM121334)
Article History
Received: 2 March 2026
Accepted: 7 June 2026
First Online: 22 June 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: All experiments involving animals were performed with prior approval of and in accordance with protocol 2022 − 1245, which was reviewed and approved by the UMMC Animal Care Committee. UMMC laboratory animal facilities have been fully accredited by the American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care. Procedures were performed according to the institutional policies, Animal Welfare Act, National Institutes of Health (NIH) guidelines, and American Veterinary Medical Association guidelines on euthanasia.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.