Retraction Note: Blockage of AMPK-ULK1 pathway mediated autophagy promotes cell apoptosis to increase doxorubicin sensitivity in breast cancer (BC) cells: an in vitro study

Retraction: BMC Cancer 21, 195 (2021)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-07901-w

The Editors have retracted this article at the Corresponding Author’s request. After publication, concerns were raised regarding highly similar images used in this and other articles, specifically:

• Figure 1E, F appear similar to Fig. 3f in [1] and Fig. 2A in [2];

• Figure 1I appears to overlap with Figs. 1e and 2e in [3], which was submitted and published within a close time frame;

• Figure 2G, H appear highly similar to Fig. 2A in [4] and Fig. 3A in [5];

• Figure 3 C appears similar to Fig. 3f in [1] and Fig. 6A in [2];

• Figure 3 F appears similar to Fig. 2I in [3].

The Editors therefore no longer have confidence in the integrity of the data presented in this article.

None of the authors have responded to the correspondence from the Publisher about this retraction.