In the original article, there was a mistake in Figure 5 as published. After confirmation, we found that the representative images of the flow cytometer of Dox-untreated and Dox-treated control group (panel A) and Photofrin group (panel E) in Figure 5 were misused due to our carelessness in the selection of representative images for image combination using software of flow cytometer. The corrected Figure 5 appears below.
Figure 5.
Ca2+ release and influx were increased by Cx40-formed channels. After incubation with Fluo-3-Am, Dox-treated and Dox-untreated cells were irradiated with or without Photofrin. Flow cytometry was performed to measure the fluorescence intensity of Ca2+ after PDT. (A) control; (B) 2.5mg/mL Photofrin; (C) The fluorescence intensity of Ca2+. For (A–C), the cells were incubated in fresh BBS in the absence of Ca2+ during irradiation. (D) control; (E) 2.5mg/mL Photofrin; (F) The fluorescence intensity of Ca2+. For (D–F), the cells were incubated in fresh BBS in the presence of Ca2+ during irradiation. Data points are mean ± SD from 3 experiments. t test was used to assess statistically significant differences between groups. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, significantly different from Dox-untreated group.
The authors apologize for this error and state that this does not change the scientific conclusions of the article in any way. The original article has been updated.
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