We, the Publisher and Editor of Cell Cycle are issuing an Expression of Concern for the following article:
Xiaojun Liu, Bin Wang, Yongfa Sun, Yutao Jia and Zhaoying Xu. Astragalus root extract inhibits retinal cell apoptosis and repairs damaged retinal neovascularization in retinopathy of prematurity. Cell Cycle. 2019;18(22):3147-3159. doi: 10.1080/15384101.2019.1669998
After publication of this article, questions about the scientific integrity of the article content were brought to the Publisher and Editor’s attention. We have reached out to the authors requesting that they supply information that would confirm the article’s integrity, but the authors have not responded to our queries within the requested timeframe. Therefore, as we continue to work through the issues raised, we advise readers to interpret the information presented in the article with due caution.
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