Exp Ther Med 22:[Related article:] 1276, 2021; DOI:
10.3892/etm.2021.10711
Following the publication of this paper, it was drawn
to the Editor’s attention by a concerned reader that flow
cytometric (FCM) assay data featured in Figs. 3A and 6A were
strikingly similar to FCM data which were ultimately published in a
number of other papers in different journals that were written by
different authors at different research institutes; moreover,
comparing the data for the cell migration and invasion assay
experiments shown in Figs. 2C, D and 5C revealed the presence of
two pairs of overlapping data panels, where the data were intended
to show the results of differently performed experiments, and the
histograms shown in Fig 4 were also markedly similar to the
dimensions of histograms that were featured in the same papers of
concern (including the style of design of the bar charts).
Owing to the fact that the contentious data in the
above article were found to be strikingly similar to data that have
appeared elsewhere in other papers in the scientific literature,
the Editor of Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine has
decided that this paper should be retracted from the Journal. The
authors were asked for an explanation to account for these
concerns, but the Editorial Office did not receive a reply. The
Editor apologizes to the readership for any inconvenience
caused.
