Molecular Medicine Reports Molecular Medicine Reports 1791-2997 1791-3004 D.A. Spandidos 10.3892/mmr.2026.13971 MMR-34-4-13971 Retraction [Retracted] PPM1A as a key target of the application of Jiawei-Maxing-Shigan decoction for the attenuation of radiation-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in type II alveolar epithelial cells LuJinhua LinShengyou LinZechen LinXianlei ShenYuezhong SuJingyang 102026 27072026 34 4 261 Copyright: © Lu et al. 2026 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction and adaptation in any medium and for any purpose provided that it is properly attributed. For attribution, the original author(s), title, publication source (PeerJ) and either DOI or URL of the article must be cited.

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Following the publication of the above paper, it was drawn to the Editor's attention by a concerned reader that certain of the western blot data featured in Figs. 2B, 4B, 5C and 6A had either already been submitted for publication, or were already published, in several articles in different journals written by different authors at different research institutes. A subsequent investigation of this paper underaken by the Editorial Office confirmed the authenticity of these findings.

Owing to the fact that the contentious data in the above article had either already been submitted for publication, or were already published, prior to its submission to Molecular Medicine Reports, the Editor 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.