Correction: BMC Pulmonary Medicine (2022) 22:66

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-01859-6

The Editor would like to notify readers that concerns have been raised regarding the data in this article. Specifically, panel N of Fig. 1 appears to be duplicated from a previously published article from the same authorship group [1]. Readers are advised to interpret the results with caution.

Zhi-yuan Chen has stated on behalf of all authors that they agree with this Editorial Expression of Concern.