Planta Med 2019; 85(06): e5
DOI: 10.1055/a-1995-8160
Note of Concern

Note of Concern: Icariin Attenuates High Glucose-Induced Apoptosis, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation in Human Umbilical Venous Endothelial Cells

Si Sun
1   Department of Clinical Laboratory, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
,
Le Liu
2   Department of Pathology & Pathophysiology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan, China
,
Xiaojun Tian
3   Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Second Peopleʼs Hospital of Jingzhou City, Jingzhou, China
,
Yanghongyun Guo
2   Department of Pathology & Pathophysiology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan, China
,
Yingkang Cao
2   Department of Pathology & Pathophysiology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan, China
,
Yunqing Mei
4   Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
5   Xiangyang No. 1 Peopleʼs Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, China
6   Karamay Central Hospital, Karamay, China
,
Changhua Wang
2   Department of Pathology & Pathophysiology, Wuhan University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Wuhan, China
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Note of Concern

Icariin Attenuates High Glucose-Induced Apoptosis, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation in Human Umbilical Venous Endothelial Cells
Sun S, Liu L, Tian X, Guo Y, Cao Y, Mei Y, Wang C.
Planta Med 2019; 85: 473–482. doi:10.1055/a-0837-0975

Since publication of this article, serious concerns have been raised about the integrity of the reported methods, results and analysis. Responses by the leading author and ethics committees have been unsatisfactory and inconclusive; we advise readers to interpret the information presented in the article with due caution.



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Article published online:
18 December 2022

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