ArticleInternational journal of molecular medicine2026
[Retracted] Metformin‑induced activation of AMPK inhibits the proliferation and migration of human aortic smooth muscle cells through upregulation of p53 and IFI16.
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Abstract
Following the publication of the above article, a concerned reader drew the Editor's attention to the fact that the figures presented in this paper appeared to contain the following anomalies: In Fig. 4D, the 'Met 5 mM' and 'Met 10 mM' data panels were overlapping; in Fig. 8F, the 'IF116 si' and 'IF116 si + Met' data panels were overlapping; in Fig 5A, the 'Un' and 'Ctr' rows of data were overlapping; and in Fig. 7A, the 'Ctr' and 'IF116 Si' rows of data were overlapping. In addition, after having performed an independent analysis of the data in this paper in the Editorial office, it came to light that the 'Met 0 mM' panel in Fig. 4D contained an overlapping section with the Control panel in Fig. 8F. Given that these issues have come to light, the Editor of
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