The Journal Editors and SAGE Publishing hereby issue an expression of concern for the following article:
Jingqun Zhang, Qibing Zheng, Haiqiang Lu, Fangfang Jin, Ying Li, Fang Bi, Jiahong Xu (2019) Notoginsenoside R1 protects human keratinocytes HaCaT from LPS-induced inflammatory injury by downregulation of Myd88. International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology. 33: 1–10. DOI: 10.1177/2058738419857550.
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