RETRACTED: MiR-29b aggravates lipopolysaccharide-induced endothelial cells inflammatory damage by regulation of NF-κB and JNK signaling pathways

Biomed Pharmacother. 2018 Mar:99:451-461. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.01.060. Epub 2018 Feb 20.

Abstract

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief. Given the comments of Dr Elisabeth Bik regarding this article “This paper belongs to a set of over 400 papers (as per February 2020) that share very similar Western blots with tadpole-like shaped bands, the same background pattern, and striking similarities in title structures, paper layout, bar graph design, and - in a subset - flow cytometry panels”, the journal requested the authors to provide the raw data. The authors sent some data to the journal in response to its request but this was inconsistent with the data in the manuscript and therefore the Editor-in-Chief decided to retract the article.

Keywords: Endothelial cells; Inflammatory damage; MicroRNA-29b; NF-κB/JNK.

Publication types

  • Retracted Publication

MeSH terms

  • Apoptosis / drug effects
  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Cytokines / metabolism
  • Endothelial Cells / metabolism*
  • Endothelial Cells / pathology*
  • Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells / drug effects
  • Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells / metabolism
  • Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells / pathology
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / metabolism*
  • Inflammation / pathology*
  • Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology*
  • MAP Kinase Signaling System / drug effects*
  • MicroRNAs / genetics
  • MicroRNAs / metabolism*
  • NF-kappa B / metabolism*
  • Up-Regulation / drug effects
  • Up-Regulation / genetics

Substances

  • Cytokines
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • MIRN29a microRNA, human
  • MicroRNAs
  • NF-kappa B