“…In the present study, the working solution used for SP centrifugation was actually the glycerol removal solution from our previous study ( Lin et al, 2020 , 2023 a). A mixture of 36% Percoll and 80 mM sucrose was prepared in phosphate buffered saline (PBS), and 2 mL of the SP mixture was transferred into a 15 mL centrifuge tube.…”