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Retraction

RETRACTED: Xiang et al. Schisandrin B Induces Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest of Gallbladder Cancer Cells. Molecules 2014, 19, 13235–13250

by
Shan-Shan Xiang
1,2,3,†,
Xu-An Wang
1,2,3,†,
Huai-Feng Li
1,2,3,†,
Yi-Jun Shu
1,2,3,
Run-Fa Bao
1,2,3,
Fei Zhang
1,2,3,
Yang Cao
1,2,3,
Yuan-Yuan Ye
1,2,3,
Hao Weng
1,2,3,
Wen-Guang Wu
1,2,3,
Jia-Sheng Mu
1,2,3,
Xiang-Song Wu
1,2,3,
Mao-Lan Li
1,2,3,
Yun-Ping Hu
1,2,3,
Lin Jiang
1,2,3,
Zhu-Jun Tan
1,2,3,
Wei Lu
1,2,3,
Feng Liu
4,* and
Ying-Bin Liu
1,2,3,*
1
Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai 200092, China
2
Laboratory of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 1665 Kongjiang Road, Shanghai 200092, China
3
Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 227 South Chongqing Road, Shanghai 200025, China
4
The First Affiliated Hospital Nanchang University Emergency Unit, No. 17 Yongwai Road, Nanchang 330006, China
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Molecules 2025, 30(24), 4734; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30244734
Submission received: 3 December 2025 / Accepted: 5 December 2025 / Published: 11 December 2025
Versions Notes
The journal retracts the article, titled “Schisandrin B induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest of gallbladder cancer cells” [1], cited above.
Following publication, the authors contacted the Editorial Office to raise concerns relating to the integrity of an image presented in this publication [1].
Adhering to our standard procedure, the Editorial Office and Editorial Board conducted an investigation that confirmed indications of inappropriate editing and partial duplication of Western blots within Figure 5 [1]. While the authors collaborated with the Editorial Office during the investigation, they were unable to satisfactorily explain the overlapping visual features, and the Editorial Board could not confirm the validity of the images from the material provided. As a result, the Editorial Office, Editorial Board, and authors have decided to retract this article as per MDPI’s retraction policy (https://www.mdpi.com/ethics#_bookmark30).
This retraction was approved by the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Molecules.
The Authors agreed to this retraction and indicated their intention to re-publish the manuscript after revisions.

Reference

  1. Xiang, S.-S.; Wang, X.-A.; Li, H.-F.; Shu, Y.-J.; Bao, R.-F.; Zhang, F.; Cao, Y.; Ye, Y.-Y.; Weng, H.; Wu, W.-G.; et al. RETRACTED: Schisandrin B Induces Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest of Gallbladder Cancer Cells. Molecules 2014, 19, 13235–13250. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
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Xiang, S.-S.; Wang, X.-A.; Li, H.-F.; Shu, Y.-J.; Bao, R.-F.; Zhang, F.; Cao, Y.; Ye, Y.-Y.; Weng, H.; Wu, W.-G.; et al. RETRACTED: Xiang et al. Schisandrin B Induces Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest of Gallbladder Cancer Cells. Molecules 2014, 19, 13235–13250. Molecules 2025, 30, 4734. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30244734

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Xiang S-S, Wang X-A, Li H-F, Shu Y-J, Bao R-F, Zhang F, Cao Y, Ye Y-Y, Weng H, Wu W-G, et al. RETRACTED: Xiang et al. Schisandrin B Induces Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest of Gallbladder Cancer Cells. Molecules 2014, 19, 13235–13250. Molecules. 2025; 30(24):4734. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30244734

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Xiang, Shan-Shan, Xu-An Wang, Huai-Feng Li, Yi-Jun Shu, Run-Fa Bao, Fei Zhang, Yang Cao, Yuan-Yuan Ye, Hao Weng, Wen-Guang Wu, and et al. 2025. "RETRACTED: Xiang et al. Schisandrin B Induces Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest of Gallbladder Cancer Cells. Molecules 2014, 19, 13235–13250" Molecules 30, no. 24: 4734. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30244734

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Xiang, S.-S., Wang, X.-A., Li, H.-F., Shu, Y.-J., Bao, R.-F., Zhang, F., Cao, Y., Ye, Y.-Y., Weng, H., Wu, W.-G., Mu, J.-S., Wu, X.-S., Li, M.-L., Hu, Y.-P., Jiang, L., Tan, Z.-J., Lu, W., Liu, F., & Liu, Y.-B. (2025). RETRACTED: Xiang et al. Schisandrin B Induces Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest of Gallbladder Cancer Cells. Molecules 2014, 19, 13235–13250. Molecules, 30(24), 4734. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30244734

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