Dhiman, Chhavi https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4945-0030
Kumar, Abhiram https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3422-2117
Sonak, Shreya S. https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1022-5471
Erukulla, Priyanka https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8029-1695
Nimbarte, Vijaykumar Dayaram https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0185-2005
Narayan, Kumar Pranav https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5198-2495
Funding for this research was provided by:
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Hyderabad
Article History
Received: 23 March 2026
Accepted: 3 July 2026
First Online: 16 July 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: Animals were procured from Jeeva Life Sciences, Hyderabad, India, and all studies were carried out as per IAEC regulations of BITS Pilani, Hyderabad campus (Animal Facility Registration no. 1912/PO/RE/S/16/CPCSEA). All surgical procedures were performed under anesthesia as per the Institutional IAEC protocol (Project Registration No. -BITS-HYD-IAEC-2024-091).
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.