Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (81873406)
Article History
Received: 27 February 2023
Accepted: 18 July 2023
First Online: 24 July 2023
Declarations
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: All participants provided informed written consent to participate in the study. The study and experimental protocols were approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (committee reference number: 201803691). The animal ethics application was approved by the Experimental Animal Ethics Committee of Xiangya Hospital, Central South University (committee reference number: 201803692) and performed following the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments, the U.K. Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act, 1986 and associated guidelines, EU Directive 2010/63/EU for animal experiments, and the National Research Council's Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
: All authors have read and approved the manuscript.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.