The journal retracts the article, “Adenine Inhibits the Invasive Potential of DLD-1 Human Colorectal Cancer Cell via the AMPK/FAK Axis” [1], cited above.
Following publication, concerns were brought to the attention of the Editorial Office regarding the integrity of figures presented in this publication [1].
In accordance with the journal’s standard procedures, the Editorial Office and Editorial Board conducted an investigation that identified duplication between several panels presented in Figures 2 and 6. Although the authors cooperated with the investigation, the explanations and supporting materials provided were not deemed sufficient by the Editorial Board to resolve the identified concerns. As a consequence, the Editorial Board has lost confidence in the reliability of the reported findings and has decided to retract this publication in accordance with MDPI’s retraction policy.
This retraction was approved by the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Pharmaceuticals.
The authors have been informed of this retraction and have indicated their disagreement with this decision.
Reference
- Huang, C.-W.; Lin, Y.-C.; Hung, C.-H.; Chen, H.-M.; Lin, J.-T.; Wang, C.-J.; Kao, S.-H. RETRACTED: Adenine Inhibits the Invasive Potential of DLD-1 Human Colorectal Cancer Cell via the AMPK/FAK Axis. Pharmaceuticals 2021, 14, 860. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [Scilit] [PubMed]
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