Retraction: Adipose stem cells’ antagonism in glycosylation of D-galactose-induced skin aging of nude mice and its skin recovery function

The following article has been retracted at the request of the Editor and Publisher:

Wang H, Wei S, Xue X, You Y, Ma Q. Adipose stem cells’ antagonism in glycosylation of D-galactose-induced skin aging of nude mice and its skin recovery function. International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology. 2016;29(3):376-385. doi:10.1177/0394632016634348

Sage was contacted by a reader with concerns about potential image duplication in the article. Sage was also alerted to a conversation on PubPeer discussing the article.

Concerns were raised about the following figures in the article:

• Figure 5 Panel A & C appears highly similar to Figure 4 Panel A¹

• Figure 7 Panel B & D appears highly similar to Figure 4 Panel A¹

• Figure 9 Panel C appears highly similar to Figure 5 Panel A¹

The authors were contacted and given multiple opportunities to respond; however, no response was received.

Due to the unresolved concerns about image integrity, that call into question the validity of the findings, the Journal Editor and Sage retract the article.

The authors did not respond when notified of the retraction.

Reference

1. Zhang S, Dong Z, Peng Z and Lu F. Anti-aging effect of adipose-derived stem cells in a mouse model of skin aging induced by D-galactose. PloS one. 2014 May 15;9(5):e97573. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097573