Li, Quan
Chen, Huijuan
Lu, Hui
Deng, Jiali
Yang, Xiumei
Xie, Feng
Shi, Huoying
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (32002301)
Jiangsu Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Fund (CX(23)3072)
Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD)
111 Project (D18007)
Article History
Received: 18 June 2026
Accepted: 21 August 2026
First Online: 1 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: This study was conducted in strict accordance with the Laboratory Animal Welfare and Ethics Guidelines issued by the Jiangsu Administrative Committee. The experimental protocols were reviewed and approved by the Jiangsu Province Department of Science and Technology (Approval Numbers: SYXK (SU) 2022-0044 and SCXK (SU) 2022-0009). For all infection procedures, 6-week-old female BALB/c mice were obtained from the Comparative Medicine Centre of Yangzhou University and accorded a one-week acclimatization period before experimentation. Measures were taken to minimize animal distress and discomfort.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.