Exp Ther Med 4:[Related article:] 993–998, 2012; DOI:
10.3892/etm.2012.707
Following the publication of this paper, it was drawn
to the Editor's attention by a concerned reader that, regarding the
immunofluorescence analysis data shown in Fig. 5A and C, these data
panels were strikingly similar to data that had appeared in Fig. 3
in a previous article featuring some of the same authors (Cheng P,
Gao Z-q, Liu Y-h and Xue Y-x: Platelet-derived growth factor BB
promotes the migration of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem
cells towards C6 glioma and up-regulates the expression of
intracellular adhesion molecule-1. Neurosci Lett 451: 52-56, 2009).
Moreover, the experimental conditions reported in these two papers
were different: The above paper was concerned with VCAM-1
expression, whereas the same data were described as being intended
to represent ICAM-1 expression in the Neuroscience Letters
paper.
Owing to the fact that the abovementioned data had
been re-used in the above paper in an unrelated experimental
context, the Editor of Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine
has decided that this paper should be retracted from the Journal on
account of a lack of confidence in the presented data. 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.
