Okuno, Taku
Ito, Kazuyo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6972-2533
Funamoto, Kenichi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0703-0910
Yoshino, Daisuke https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2948-1210
Funding for this research was provided by:
Uehara Memorial Foundation
Article History
Received: 14 November 2025
Accepted: 26 February 2026
First Online: 12 May 2026
Declarations
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: Not applicable. In this study, commercially available vascular ECs were used, and no animal experiments were conducted. This research conforms to the “Ethical Guidelines for Medical and Biological Research Involving Human Subjects” of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan ( ).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.