Bhardwaj, Nidhi https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1445-4715
Rana, Diksha
Bhatia, Alka
Chand Saini, Uttam
Kaur, Jyotdeep https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0284-4517
Funding for this research was provided by:
Indian Council of Medical Research (5/4-5/3/1/Ortho/2019/NCD-)
Article History
Received: 19 February 2026
Accepted: 25 August 2026
First Online: 9 September 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: All applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. The research reported in this article was performed with approval of the Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (108/100/99/IAEC/688) of Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER).
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.