Abstract:
Following the publication of this article, a concerned reader drew to the Editor\'s attention that, in Fig. 9C on p. 2478 showing the results of Transwell invasion assay experiments, unexpected areas of similarity were identified in terms of the cellular patterns revealed both within the data panels for the six different experiments portrayed in this figure, and comparing among them. After having conducted an internal investigation, the Editor of International Journal of Molecular Medicine has reached the conclusion that the overlapping sections of data shown in this figure were unlikely to have arisen by coincidence. Therefore, on the grounds of a lack of confidence in the integrity of these data, the Editor has decided that the article should be retracted from the publication. 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, and thanks the interested reader for drawing this matter to our attention. [International Journal of Molecular Medicine 42: 2469‑2480, 2018; DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2018.3853].
摘要:
在这篇文章发表之后,一位关心的读者提请编辑注意,在图中。图9C在第2478页上显示了Transwell侵袭测定实验的结果,意想不到的相似性区域被确定在细胞模式显示在数据面板内的六个不同的实验描绘在这个图中,在他们之间进行比较。在进行了内部调查之后,《国际分子医学杂志》的编辑得出的结论是,该图中显示的数据重叠部分不太可能是巧合。因此,基于对这些数据的完整性缺乏信心,编辑已决定从出版物中撤回该文章。作者被要求解释这些担忧,但编辑部没有收到回复。编辑对读者造成的不便表示歉意,并感谢感兴趣的读者引起我们的注意。[国际分子医学杂志42:2469-2480,2018;DOI:10.3892/ijmm.2018.3853]。