Xiaocheng Cao1,2, Hui Zou2, Jianguo Cao2, Yinghong Cui2, Shuwen Sun2, Kaiqun Ren2, Zhenwei Song2, Duo Li2, Meifang Quan3. 1. College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China. 2. Laboratory of Medicine Engineering, College of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China. 3. Laboratory of Medicine Engineering, College of Medicine, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China. quanmeifang@yeah.net.
Retraction Note: BMC Complement Altern Med 16, 364 (2016)https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-016-1341-4The Editor has retracted this article. After publication, concerns were raised about three of the figures. Specifically:In Figure 5b two panels 1.0 and 2.0 shown at different magnifications appear to overlapIn Figure 2b panel 8d appears to overlap with the Vector panel in Figure 6H of [1]In Figure 2d the PC panel appears to overlap with panels 1.0 and 2.0 in Figure 5b, and the SFC panel appears to overlap with the 0 panel of Figure 5bThe PC panel in Figure 2d and the 1.0 and 2.0 panels in Figure 5b also appear to overlap with the 100 nM SiTF panel in Figure 9 of [2]The Editor therefore no longer has confidence in the data presented. Xiaocheng Cao, Hui Zou, Jianguo Cao, Yinghong Cui, Shuwen Sun, Kaiqun Ren, Duo Li and Meifeng Quan agree with this retraction. Zhenwei Song has not responded to correspondence from the Editor about this retraction.