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"Declarations Ethics approvalThe procedures and care for the animals in this study were conducted in compliance with the ethical principles of animal research, as established by the National Council for the Control of Animal Experimentation (CONCEA). Additionally, all research protocols were reviewed and approved by the Committee on Ethics in the Use of Experimental Animals (CEUA) at the University of Vila Velha (CEUA-UVV), with approval number N°. 586 − 202. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding This research received financial support from the following sources: the National Council for the Development of Science and Technology (CNPq), the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel - Brazil (CAPES), and the Espírito Santo Research Support Foundation (FAPES). CNPq provided funding for SSM (Grant No. 311938/2021-3) and BPC (Grant No. 308220/2021-8), while CAPES supported EHK (Financing Code 001). FAPES provided financial assistance to IMR through the PROCAP 2020 Master’s Scholarship, MESB through the Settlement and Improvement of Doctors in Espírito Santo - PROFIX 2022 program, and BPC through various grants (Edital 21/2018 - Universal: 120/2019; Public Notice 15/2022 - PROFIX: 630/2022; Notice 02/2023 - Research Fee: 317/2023)."