The article ‘LncRNA GAS5 Overexpression Reverses LPS-Induced Inflammatory Injury and Apoptosis Through Up-Regulating KLF2 Expression in ATDC5 Chondrocytes’ [Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry 2018;45:1241–1251;DOI: 10.1159/000487455] by Feng Li, Jian- guang Sun, Shilei Huang, Gao Su and Guofu Pi has been retracted by the current and former Publishers and the Editor.
After the publication of this article, concerns were raised about the integrity of some of the data presented. The authors responded to our query and provided the raw data. This material was reviewed and found to reflect the data presented in the article.
Recently, the results of an investigation by the authors institution were published, details can be found here: https://www.most.gov.cn/zxgz/kycxjs/kycxgzdt/202203/t20220318_179892.html.
The result of the investigation indicate that evidence of misconduct was identified within the article. The authors’ institution did not respond to our request to provide more detail about the results of the investigation and the authors did not respond to our request to comment on the results of the investigation within the specified timeframe.
The authors did not respond to our correspondence about the retraction of this article within the timeframe specified.