We, the Editors and Publisher of the journal Cell Cycle, have retracted the following article:
Tiejun Liu, Xiaoliu Dong, Bin Wang, Shubo Zhang, Jing Bai, Wei Ma, Xiaojing Zhao & Xiaotao Wang (2020) ‘Silencing of PTEN inhibits the oxidative stress damage and hippocampal cell apoptosis induced by Sevoflurane through activating MEK1/ERK signaling pathway in infant rats’, Cell Cycle, 19:6, 684-696,
Since publication, concerns have been raised about the integrity of the data in the article. When approached for an explanation, the authors checked their data and confirmed there are fundamental errors present. The authors have agreed to the retraction of this 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The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as ‘Retracted’.