Zhang, Yajing
Leung, Allen Ming Fai
Ye, Xiang-Yang
Yeung, Martin Ho Yin
Zhang, Yaojun
Lin, Yao
Li, Ling
Wang, Yixiang
Zhu, Junyuan
Chen, Ruge
Wang, Jun-Cheng
Wang, Fang
Pardeshi, Lakhansing
Wong, Koon Ho
Wang, Shuling
Zhao, Yanxiang
Liu, Hang
Mu, Quanhua
Ko, Ben C. B. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2027-5899
Funding for this research was provided by:
Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province (2025ZY01051)
Hong Kong Research Grant Council General Research Fund (15102423)
Research Impact Funds (R5033-24)
Collaborative Research Fund Equipment Grant (C5012-15E)
Collaborative Research Fund (C4033-19E)
Article History
Received: 13 February 2026
Accepted: 18 August 2026
First Online: 6 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: All animal experiments were approved by the Committee on the Use of Live Animals in Teaching and Research at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (15-16/78-ABCT-R-HMRF). Human HCC specimens were procured under Institutional Review Board-approved protocols (G2023-087-01) with written informed consent.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.