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Retraction

RETRACTED: Kim et al. The Angiogenesis Inhibitor ALS-L1023 from Lemon-Balm Leaves Attenuates High-Fat Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Through Regulating the Visceral Adipose-Tissue Function. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18, 846

by
Jeongjun Kim
1,
Haerim Lee
1,
Jonghoon Lim
1,
Jaeho Oh
1,
Soon Shik Shin
2 and
Michung Yoon
1,*
1
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Mokwon University, Daejeon 35349, Republic of Korea
2
Department of Formula Sciences, College of Korean Medicine, Dongeui University, Busan 47340, Republic of Korea
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2026, 27(13), 5852; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms27135852
Submission received: 25 June 2026 / Accepted: 27 June 2026 / Published: 29 June 2026
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nutrigenomics of Risk Factors for Disease)
Versions Notes
The journal retracts the article titled “The Angiogenesis Inhibitor ALS-L1023 from Lemon-Balm Leaves Attenuates High-Fat Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease through Regulating the Visceral Adipose-Tissue Function” [1], cited above.
Following publication, concerns were brought to the attention of the Editorial Office regarding the integrity of a figure presented in this article [1].
In accordance with the journal’s standard procedures, an investigation was conducted by the Editorial Office and Editorial Board which identified image duplication with figures previously published [2] by a similar authorship group without attribution or disclosure. Despite multiple attempts to contact the authors and their affiliated institution, no response was received. In the absence of authors’ clarification and access to the underlying data necessary to verify the reported results, the Editorial Board has lost confidence in the integrity and reliability of the findings. Consequently, this publication has been retracted according to MDPI’s retraction policy.
This retraction was approved by the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
The authors have been informed of this retraction but did not provide a comment on this decision.

References

  1. Kim, J.; Lee, H.; Lim, J.; Oh, J.; Shin, S.S.; Yoon, M. RETRACTED: The Angiogenesis Inhibitor ALS-L1023 from Lemon-Balm Leaves Attenuates High-Fat Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Through Regulating the Visceral Adipose-Tissue Function. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18, 846. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
  2. Park, B.Y.; Lee, H.; Woo, S.; Yoon, M.; Kim, J.; Hong, Y.; Lee, H.S.; Park, E.K.; Hahm, J.C.; Kim, J.W.; et al. Reduction of Adipose Tissue Mass by the Angiogenesis Inhibitor ALS-L1023 from Melissa officinalis. PLoS ONE 2015, 10, e0141612. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
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Kim, J.; Lee, H.; Lim, J.; Oh, J.; Shin, S.S.; Yoon, M. RETRACTED: Kim et al. The Angiogenesis Inhibitor ALS-L1023 from Lemon-Balm Leaves Attenuates High-Fat Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Through Regulating the Visceral Adipose-Tissue Function. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18, 846. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2026, 27, 5852. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms27135852

AMA Style

Kim J, Lee H, Lim J, Oh J, Shin SS, Yoon M. RETRACTED: Kim et al. The Angiogenesis Inhibitor ALS-L1023 from Lemon-Balm Leaves Attenuates High-Fat Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Through Regulating the Visceral Adipose-Tissue Function. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18, 846. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2026; 27(13):5852. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms27135852

Chicago/Turabian Style

Kim, Jeongjun, Haerim Lee, Jonghoon Lim, Jaeho Oh, Soon Shik Shin, and Michung Yoon. 2026. "RETRACTED: Kim et al. The Angiogenesis Inhibitor ALS-L1023 from Lemon-Balm Leaves Attenuates High-Fat Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Through Regulating the Visceral Adipose-Tissue Function. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18, 846" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 27, no. 13: 5852. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms27135852

APA Style

Kim, J., Lee, H., Lim, J., Oh, J., Shin, S. S., & Yoon, M. (2026). RETRACTED: Kim et al. The Angiogenesis Inhibitor ALS-L1023 from Lemon-Balm Leaves Attenuates High-Fat Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Through Regulating the Visceral Adipose-Tissue Function. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18, 846. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 27(13), 5852. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms27135852

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