TY - JOUR AB - Following the publication of the above paper, a concerned reader drew to the Editor's attention that several figures (Figs. 3, 4, 7 and 10) contained apparent anomalies, including repeated patternings of data within the same figure panels. Furthermore, Fig. 3 contained data that bore striking similarities to data published in Fig. 6 in another paper published in Molecular Medicine Reports, which has now been retracted [Zhu Y‑Y, Huang H‑Y and Wu Y‑L: Anticancer and apoptotic activities of oleanolic acid are mediated through cell cycle arrest and disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential in HepG2 human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Mol Med Rep 12: 5012‑5018, 2015]. After having conducted an independent investigation in the Editorial Office, the Editor of Molecular Medicine Reports has determined that the above paper should be retracted from the Journal on account of a lack of confidence concerning the originality and the authenticity of the data. The authors were asked for an explanation to account for these concerns, but the Editorial Office never received any reply. The Editor regrets any inconvenience that has been caused to the readership of the Journal. [the original article was published in Molecular Medicine Reports 13: 4541‑4548, 2016; DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2016.5105] AD - Department of Neurosurgery, Fuzhou General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command, Dongfang Hospital, Xiamen University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350025, P.R. China Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Fuzhou General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command, Dongfang Hospital, Xiamen University,Fuzhou, Fujian 350025, P.R. China AU - Hong,Jing-Fang AU - Song,Ying-Fang AU - Liu,Zheng AU - Zheng,Zhao-Cong AU - Chen,Hong-Jie AU - Wang,Shou-Sen DA - 2021/06/01 DO - 10.3892/mmr.2021.12100 IS - 6 JO - Mol Med Rep KW - araxerol acetate apoptosis autophagy cytotoxicity cell cycle PY - 2021 SN - 1791-2997 1791-3004 SP - 461 ST - [Retracted] Anticancer activity of taraxerol acetate in human glioblastoma cells and a mouse xenograft model via induction of autophagy and apoptotic cell death, cell cycle arrest and inhibition of cell migration T2 - Molecular Medicine Reports TI - [Retracted] Anticancer activity of taraxerol acetate in human glioblastoma cells and a mouse xenograft model via induction of autophagy and apoptotic cell death, cell cycle arrest and inhibition of cell migration UR - https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2021.12100 VL - 23 ER -