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The Editor-in-Chief, in accordance with the Publisher, has retracted the following articles published between 2017 and 2019 on the grounds of figure duplication and manipulation, subsequent to concerns raised on PubPeer.
The corresponding authors of all articles have been contacted several times and were asked to provide the original data, but no responses were received.
This retraction notice pertains to the following articles and is carried out in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE):
1. Cao YX, Wang ZQ, Kang JX, Liu K, Zhao CF, Guo YX, Jiao BH. miR-424 protects PC-12 cells from OGD-induced injury by negatively regulating MKP-1. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2018; 22(5): 1426-1436–DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201803_14490–PMID: 29565504.
2. Wang CL, Wang D, Yan BZ, Fu JW, Qin L. Long non-coding RNA NEAT1 promotes viability and migration of gastric cancer cell lines through up-regulation of microRNA-17. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2018; 22(13): 4128-4137–DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201807_15405–PMID: 30024601.
3. Chen LL, Xu Y. Epigallocatechin gallate attenuates uric acid-induced injury in rat renal interstitial fibroblasts NRK-49F by up-regulation of miR-9. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2018; 22(21): 7458-7469–DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201811_16287–PMID: 30468495.
4. Qin WW, Xin ZL, Wang HQ, Wang KP, Li XY, Wang X. Inhibiting lncRNA ROR suppresses growth, migration and angiogenesis in microvascular endothelial cells by up-regulating miR-26. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2018; 22(22): 7985-7993–DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201811_16427–PMID: 30536347.
5. Zhao J, Sun H, Zhang JM, Wang M, Du XJ, Zhang JL. Long non-coding RNA ANRIL down-regulates microRNA-7 to protect human trabecular meshwork cells in an experimental model for glaucoma. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2019; 23(8): 3173-3182–DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201904_17675–PMID: 31081068.
6. Bai M, Pan CL, Jiang GX, Zhang YM, Zhang Z. CircHIPK3 aggravates myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury by binding to miRNA-124-3p. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2019; 23(22): 10107-10114–DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201911_19580–PMID: 31799682.
7. Lin N, Li XY, Zhang HM, Yang Z, Su Q. microRNA-199a-5p mediates high glucose-induced reactive oxygen species production and apoptosis in INS-1 pancreatic β-cells by targeting SIRT1. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2017; 21(5): 1091-1098–PMID: 28338182.
The authors have been informed about the retraction but remained unresponsive.
These articles have been retracted. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.
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Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
Year: 2026
Vol. 30 - N. 9
Pages: 327-327
DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202609_37967
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Published online: 30 Sep 2026