We, the Editors and Publisher of the journal Cell Cycle, have retracted the following article:
Xiang Xue & Libo Luo (2019) ‘LncRNA HIF1A-AS1 contributes to ventricular remodeling after myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury by adsorption of microRNA-204 to regulating SOCS2 expression’ Cell Cycle, 18:19, https://doi.org/10.1080/15384101.2019.1648960
Since publication, the authors have raised significant concerns about the reliability of the data presented in the article. As the Editor and Publisher also have concerns about the integrity of the reported results, all parties have agreed to retract the article to ensure correction of the scholarly record.
We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retractions.
The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as ‘Retracted’.