Retraction Note: Stem Cell Research & Therapy (2019) 10:237 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-019-1301-2
The Editors-in-chief have retracted this article. After publication, concerns were raised regarding the validity of the presented data.
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Duplicated images are presented in Fig. 3g (H_shNC) and Fig. 7g (H-oeBMP2 + SB-239063);
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Duplicated images are presented in Fig. 4d (H_shNC) and Fig. 6d (H_oeBMP2 + SB-239063);
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Breaks appear to be present in the western blot backgrounds in Fig. 5a p-ERK1/2, p-JNK and JNK images, and the authors have been unable to provide the underlying raw data to address this;
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One of the tumor images in Fig. 3b (H_oeBMP2) appears highly similar to that presented in Fig. 7a (shALX4) in [1].
The Editors-in-Chief therefore no longer have confidence in the presented data and the conclusions drawn.
The authors have not responded to correspondence from the editor or publisher about this retraction.
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Feng, PC., Ke, XF., Kuang, HL. et al. Retraction Note: BMP2 secretion from hepatocellular carcinoma cell HepG2 enhances angiogenesis and tumor growth in endothelial cells via activation of the MAPK/p38 signaling pathway. Stem Cell Res Ther 13, 154 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-022-02841-z
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