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Correction: Ciafarone et al. Multi-Strain Probiotic Lysate Attenuates TGF-β1-Induced Intestinal Fibrosis and EMT Modulating Smad, Akt, and WNT/β-Catenin Pathways. Cells 2025, 14, 1432

by
Alessia Ciafarone
1,
Serena Artone
1,
Valeria Ciummo
2,
Francesca Rosaria Augello
1,
Serena Altamura
1,
Francesca Lombardi
1,
Giovanni Latella
1,
Paola Palumbo
1,† and
Benedetta Cinque
1,*,†
1
Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
2
Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry, University “G. d’Annunzio”, 66100 Chieti, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Cells 2026, 15(7), 599; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells15070599
Submission received: 26 January 2026 / Revised: 4 March 2026 / Accepted: 19 March 2026 / Published: 28 March 2026
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In the original publication [1], there was a mistake in Figure 6, panel F, image at the top left. For the DAPI staining image of the Control, the same image used for the TGFβ-treated cells was mistakenly inserted. We have now replaced it with the correct image. The corrected Figure 6 appears below. The authors state that the scientific conclusions are unaffected. This correction was approved by the Academic Editor. The original publication has also been updated.

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  1. Ciafarone, A.; Artone, S.; Ciummo, V.; Augello, F.R.; Altamura, S.; Lombardi, F.; Latella, G.; Palumbo, P.; Cinque, B. Multi-Strain Probiotic Lysate Attenuates TGF-β1-Induced Intestinal Fibrosis and EMT Modulating Smad, Akt, and WNT/β-Catenin Pathways. Cells 2025, 14, 1432. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
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Figure 6. Effect of OxxySlab on epithelial and mesenchymal markers expression in the in vitro EMT model. Immunoblotting assay for (A) occludin and (C) E-cadherin, and (E) α-SMA was performed on Caco-2 IECs incubated for 96 h with TGF-β1 (20 ng/mL) alone or in combination with OxxySlab lysate at selected concentrations (10–25–50 µg protein/mL). Representative images of immunoblotting for occludin, E-cadherin, α-SMA, and GAPDH are shown. The dotted lines indicate areas in which the images were cropped to remove lanes irrelevant for this study. Densitometric analysis was normalized to GAPDH. Data are from three independent experiments, and values are expressed as mean ± SEM. Statistical analysis was performed using one-way ANOVA (* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001). No significant difference was detected between TGF and its combination with the lowest doses of probiotics. Representative immunofluorescence images from three independent experiments in duplicate, of untreated and treated Caco-2 IECs stained with antibodies against (B) occludin, (D) E-cadherin, (F) α-SMA antibodies (green), are shown. Nuclei were counterstained with DAPI (blue) (magnification 40×).
Figure 6. Effect of OxxySlab on epithelial and mesenchymal markers expression in the in vitro EMT model. Immunoblotting assay for (A) occludin and (C) E-cadherin, and (E) α-SMA was performed on Caco-2 IECs incubated for 96 h with TGF-β1 (20 ng/mL) alone or in combination with OxxySlab lysate at selected concentrations (10–25–50 µg protein/mL). Representative images of immunoblotting for occludin, E-cadherin, α-SMA, and GAPDH are shown. The dotted lines indicate areas in which the images were cropped to remove lanes irrelevant for this study. Densitometric analysis was normalized to GAPDH. Data are from three independent experiments, and values are expressed as mean ± SEM. Statistical analysis was performed using one-way ANOVA (* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001). No significant difference was detected between TGF and its combination with the lowest doses of probiotics. Representative immunofluorescence images from three independent experiments in duplicate, of untreated and treated Caco-2 IECs stained with antibodies against (B) occludin, (D) E-cadherin, (F) α-SMA antibodies (green), are shown. Nuclei were counterstained with DAPI (blue) (magnification 40×).
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Ciafarone, A.; Artone, S.; Ciummo, V.; Augello, F.R.; Altamura, S.; Lombardi, F.; Latella, G.; Palumbo, P.; Cinque, B. Correction: Ciafarone et al. Multi-Strain Probiotic Lysate Attenuates TGF-β1-Induced Intestinal Fibrosis and EMT Modulating Smad, Akt, and WNT/β-Catenin Pathways. Cells 2025, 14, 1432. Cells 2026, 15, 599. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells15070599

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Ciafarone A, Artone S, Ciummo V, Augello FR, Altamura S, Lombardi F, Latella G, Palumbo P, Cinque B. Correction: Ciafarone et al. Multi-Strain Probiotic Lysate Attenuates TGF-β1-Induced Intestinal Fibrosis and EMT Modulating Smad, Akt, and WNT/β-Catenin Pathways. Cells 2025, 14, 1432. Cells. 2026; 15(7):599. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells15070599

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Ciafarone, Alessia, Serena Artone, Valeria Ciummo, Francesca Rosaria Augello, Serena Altamura, Francesca Lombardi, Giovanni Latella, Paola Palumbo, and Benedetta Cinque. 2026. "Correction: Ciafarone et al. Multi-Strain Probiotic Lysate Attenuates TGF-β1-Induced Intestinal Fibrosis and EMT Modulating Smad, Akt, and WNT/β-Catenin Pathways. Cells 2025, 14, 1432" Cells 15, no. 7: 599. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells15070599

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Ciafarone, A., Artone, S., Ciummo, V., Augello, F. R., Altamura, S., Lombardi, F., Latella, G., Palumbo, P., & Cinque, B. (2026). Correction: Ciafarone et al. Multi-Strain Probiotic Lysate Attenuates TGF-β1-Induced Intestinal Fibrosis and EMT Modulating Smad, Akt, and WNT/β-Catenin Pathways. Cells 2025, 14, 1432. Cells, 15(7), 599. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells15070599

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