Int J Mol Med 44: [Related article:] 617-629, 2019; DOI:
10.3892/ijmm.2019.4208
Following the publication of this paper, it was drawn
to the Editor's attention by a concerned reader that, regarding the
lung tissue images shown in Fig. 5B on p. 624, the 'FLT3L+AARDS'
and 'DMSO+AARDS' panels contained an overlapping section of data,
such that data which were intended to show the results of
differently performed experiments had apparently been derived from
the same original source. Although the possibility of publishing a
corrigendum was considered, upon performing an independent analysis
of the data in this paper in the Editorial Office, it came to light
that western blot data in Fig. 1A and D had previously been
published in a pair of papers in the journal PloS One which
were written by different authors at different research
institutes.
Owing to the fact that the contentious western blot
data in the above article were found to be strikingly similar to
data that had already been published elsewhere, the Editor of
International Journal of Molecular Medicine has decided that
this paper should instead 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.
