Xiao, Yun-Fei https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7162-073X
Yang, Shi-Fen
Huang, Shi-Ang
Zeng, Zhi-Xiong
Gong, Li-Na
Xie, Lin
Wang, Ling-Fang
Guan, Xiao-Hui
Jiang, Mei-Xiu
Qian, Yi-Song
Deng, Ke-Yu
Xin, Hong-Bo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4257-207X
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (81901546)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (82470454)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (82270302)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (82460078)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (82260173)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (82200509)
National Natural Science Foundation of China (82270094)
Article History
Received: 14 July 2025
Revised: 6 December 2025
Accepted: 8 December 2025
First Online: 22 December 2025
Declarations
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: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Jiangxi Province Laboratory Animal Care Guidelines. Approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of Nanchang University Institutional Animal Research Committee (approval No.X2024122303, approval date: 23 December 2024). The study was conducted following the Declaration of Helsinki (as revised in 2013), and written consent for sperm donation was obtained from each patient. The protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University (approval No. ISL2024714; approval date: 21 October 2024).
: Since the patient samples analyzed in this study had been subjected to irreversible anonymization, an informed consent was not necessary according to the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University Ethics Committee.
: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.