The journal retracts the article entitled “Silencing ZEB2 induces apoptosis and reduces viability in glioblastoma cell lines” [1], cited above.
Following publication, concerns were brought to the attention of the Editorial Office regarding image integrity and the validity of the findings presented in this article [1].
In accordance with the journal’s standard procedures, the Editorial Office and Editorial Board conducted an investigation that confirmed indications of inappropriate image editing and duplication within Figure 8. Additionally, concerns relating to the validity of a number of citations that had subsequently been retracted could not be sufficiently resolved. While the authors collaborated within this process, raw material meeting the journal’s requirements could not be provided for Editorial Board Evaluation. Consequently, the Editorial Board has lost confidence in the reliability of the findings and has decided to retract this publication [1], as per MDPI’s retraction policy.
This retraction was approved by the Editor-in-Chief of Molecules.
The authors have been informed of this retraction and have indicated their disagreement with this decision.
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Reference
- 1.Safaee S., Fardi M., Hemmat N., Khosravi N., Derakhshani A., Silvestris N., Baradaran B. RETRACTED: Silencing ZEB2 Induces Apoptosis and Reduces Viability in Glioblastoma Cell Lines. Molecules. 2021;26:901. doi: 10.3390/molecules26040901. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] [Retracted]