About the Authors

Lifeng Jia

Affiliations Postgraduate School, The Third Medical Military University, Chongqing, 400038, China, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Bethune International Peace Hospital, Shijiazhuang, 050081, Hebei Province, China

Qi Song

Affiliations Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Bethune International Peace Hospital, Shijiazhuang, 050081, Hebei Province, China, Postgraduate School, Medical College of PLA, Beijing, 100700, China

Chenyang Zhou

Affiliations Postgraduate School, The Third Medical Military University, Chongqing, 400038, China, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Bethune International Peace Hospital, Shijiazhuang, 050081, Hebei Province, China

Xiaoming Li

xmlmo@126.com

Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Bethune International Peace Hospital, Shijiazhuang, 050081, Hebei Province, China

Lihong Pi

Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, 050051, Hebei Province, China

Xiuru Ma

Affiliation Department of Basic Sciences, Hebei College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, 050061, Hebei Province, China

Hui Li

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Bethune International Peace Hospital, Shijiazhuang, 050081, Hebei, Province, China

Xiuying Lu

Affiliation Postgraduate School, The Third Medical Military University, Chongqing, 400038, China

Yupeng Shen

Affiliation Postgraduate School, The Third Medical Military University, Chongqing, 400038, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LFJ XML. Performed the experiments: LFJ QS CYZ LHP XRM. Analyzed the data: LFJ QS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LFJ QS HL XYL YPS. Wrote the paper: LFJ XML QS. Provided technical support for the animal experiment: XYL YPS.