Statement of Retraction: Salidroside alleviates high-glucose-induced injury in retinal pigment epithelial cell line ARPE-19 by down-regulation of miR-138
We, the editors and publishers of the journal RNA Biology, have retracted the following article:
Cheng Qian, Shenzhi Liang, Guangming Wan, Yi Dong, Taiying Lu & Panshi Yan (2019) Salidroside alleviates high-glucose-induced injury in retinal pigment epithelial cell line ARPE-19 by down-regulation of miR-138, RNA Biology, 16:10, 1461-1470, DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2019.1637696
Since publication, concerns have been raised about the integrity of the data in the article. When approached for an explanation, the authors have been unable to verify their original data. The authors have agreed to retract the article.
We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retractions.
The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as ‘Retracted’.