Retraction notice to “Nucleocapsid protein of SARS-CoV activates the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 by binding directly to regulatory elements for nuclear factor-kappa B and CCAAT/enhancer binding protein” [Int. J. Biochem. Cell Biol. 38 (2006) 1417–1428]

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/article-withdrawal).

This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief.

Concern was raised about the detected manipulation of Fig. 3B (where second and third lanes appear to be a duplication of the same lane) and Fig. 6C (where bands in lanes 4 and 5 appear to be the same). The journal requested the corresponding author to comment on these concerns and provide the raw data. However, the authors were unable to provide the original data, meaning the overall validity of the results could not be confirmed. Therefore, the Editor-in-Chief decided to retract the article. Therefore, the Editor-in-Chief decided to retract the article.