We, the Publisher and Editor of Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology, are issuing an Expression of Concern for the following article:
Jian Huo, Effects of chitosan nanoparticle-mediated BRAF siRNA interference on invasion and metastasis of gastric cancer cells. Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology, 44:5, 1232–1235, DOI: 10.3109/21691401.2015.1019666
After publication of this article, questions about the scientific integrity of the article content were brought to the Publisher and Editor’s attention. This includes duplication of panels in Figure 5 (control and scramble panels). We have reached out to the author and their institution, requesting that they supply information that would confirm the article’s integrity, but neither have responded to our queries within the requested timeframe. Therefore, as we continue to work through the issues raised, we advise readers to interpret the information presented in the article with due caution.