The authors of the article “Alveolar Macrophages from Overweight/Obese Subjects with Asthma Demonstrate a Proinflammatory Phenotype” (1), in conjunction with the Journal editors, have decided to retract the article because of problems with the reliability of its data. The Journal had previously published an Expression of Concern regarding this article (2). All the authors have agreed to this retraction except for one, whom we have been unable to contact.
The authors regret the inconvenience to the Journal and its readers.
References
- 1.Lugogo NL, Hollingsworth JW, Howell DL, Que LG, Francisco D, Church TD, Potts-Kant EN, Ingram JL, Wang Y, Jung SH, et al. Alveolar macrophages from overweight/obese subjects with asthma demonstrate a proinflammatory phenotype. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012;186:404–411. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201109-1671OC. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] [Retracted]
- 2.Expression of concern: alveolar macrophages from overweight/obese subjects with asthma demonstrate a proinflammatory phenotype. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015;191:e28. doi: 10.1164/rccm.1917eoc. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]