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. 2023 Jan 31;14:13. doi: 10.1186/s13287-023-03247-1

Retraction Note: GDF11 enhances therapeutic functions of mesenchymal stem cells for angiogenesis

Chi Zhang 1, Yinuo Lin 1, Ke Zhang 2, Luyang Meng 3, Xinyang Hu 1,4, Jinghai Chen 1,4, Wei Zhu 1,4, Hong Yu 1,4,
PMCID: PMC9890691  PMID: 36721197

Stem Cell Res Ther (2021) 12:456 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-021-02519-y

The authors have retracted this article. After publication, the authors noticed image duplication errors in Figs. 2A, 5K, 6B, S3E and S10B, some of which also overlapped with the authors' earlier article [1]. Additionally, a wrong western blot image was used for Bcl-2 in Fig. S6G, and the flow cytometry plots in Fig. S7B were gated incorrectly. Due to the extent of these errors, the authors no longer have confidence in the presented data.

All authors agree to this retraction.

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  • 1.Zhang C, Lin Y, Liu Q, He J, Xiang P, Wang D, et al. Growth differentiation factor 11 promotes differentiation of MSCs into endothelial-like cells for angiogenesis. J Cell Mol Med. 2020;24(15):8703–8717. doi: 10.1111/jcmm.15502. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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