We, the Editors and Publisher of the journal Cell Cycle, have retracted the following article:
Zhi Zhang, Huiqing Wen, Jun Weng, Lei Feng, Hongya Liu, Xiaojun Hu, and Fanhong Zeng. Silencing of EPCAM suppresses hepatic fibrosis and hepatic stellate cell proliferation in mice with alcoholic hepatitis via the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway. Cell Cycle. 2019;18(18):2239-2254. doi:10.1080/15384101.2019.1642067.
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. Therefore, they have agreed to the retraction of this article. The authors apologise for this oversight.
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The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as ‘Retracted’.