Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85917-9, published online 18 March 2021


The original version of this Article omitted the Acknowledgements and Funding section. The Acknowledgements section now reads:


“The authors thank Dr. Samer Kharroubi from American University of Beirut for statistical guidance and Dr. Charbel Khalil from Reviva Regenerative Medicine Center, Lebanon, for the kind gift of AD-MSCs.”


The Funding section now reads:


“This study was funded by Beirut Arab University (BAU) and the Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS-L).”


The original Article has been corrected.