About the Authors
- Chengzhi Du
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Contributed equally to this work with: Chengzhi Du, Zhen Li
Affiliation Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of Chinese Academy of Sciences & Yunnan Province, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
- Zhen Li
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Contributed equally to this work with: Chengzhi Du, Zhen Li
Affiliation First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
- Shuang Wang
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Affiliation Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of Chinese Academy of Sciences & Yunnan Province, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
- Zhongmei Zhou
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Affiliation Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of Chinese Academy of Sciences & Yunnan Province, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
- Jingkun Wang
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Affiliation Yunnan Institute of Materia Medica, Kunming, Yunnan, China
- Jian Dong
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Affiliation First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
- Ceshi Chen
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* E-mail: chenc@mail.kiz.ac.cn
Affiliation Key Laboratory of Animal Models and Human Disease Mechanisms of Chinese Academy of Sciences & Yunnan Province, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
Competing Interests
The authors have the following interests. This study was partially funded by Yunnan Institute of Materia Medica, the manufacturer of the Tongshu Capsule, and employer of Jingkun Wang. There are no further patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CC JD. Performed the experiments: CD ZL. Analyzed the data: CD ZL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JW SW ZZ. Wrote the paper: CD ZL CC JD.