Lauwers, Caroline https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7278-2708
Gunst, Jan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2470-6393
El Dawy, Soraya https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2523-0251
Derde, Sarah https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6724-643X
Pauwels, Lies
Derese, Inge
Vander Perre, Sarah
Van den Berghe, Greet https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5320-1362
Casaer, Michael P. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7087-0795
Langouche, Lies https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8564-6809
Funding for this research was provided by:
Onderzoeksraad, KU Leuven (C24/17/070)
Onderzoeksraad, KU Leuven (STG/23/032)
H2020 European Research Council (AdvG-2017–785806)
H2020 European Research Council (101133276)
Vlaamse Overheid (METH/14/06)
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (G029525N)
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (1842724N)
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (1832822N)
Article History
Received: 3 December 2025
Accepted: 28 January 2026
First Online: 12 February 2026
Declarations
:
: The animal experiments were approved by the local ethical committee (CMM-077/2023).
: Not applicable.
: LL is a section editor for ICMx. The authors have declared no other competing interests exists.