Mice
Male DBA/1J mice, 8-10 weeks old) were purchased from Changzhou Cavens
Laboratory Animal Co., Ltd. Mice were housed in specific pathogen–free
conditions under controlled conditions of 12-hour light/12-hour dark and
with food and water ad libitum at 25°C. All experimental protocols were
approved by the Ethics Committee for Animal Research of the
Affiliated
Drum Tower Hospital of the Nanjing University Medical School.