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RETRACTION article

Front. Pharmacol., 05 December 2024
Sec. Renal Pharmacology
Volume 15 - 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2024.1530358
This article is part of the Research Topic Innovative Biologics and Drugs to Target Renal Inflammation View all 10 articles

Retraction: CXCL6 promotes renal interstitial fibrosis in diabetic nephropathy by activating JAK/STAT3 signaling pathway

This article is a retraction of:

  1. RETRACTED: CXCL6 Promotes Renal Interstitial Fibrosis in Diabetic Nephropathy by Activating JAK/STAT3 Signaling Pathway

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A Retraction of the Original Research Article
CXCL6 promotes renal interstitial fibrosis in diabetic nephropathy by activating JAK/STAT3 signaling pathway

by Sun M-Y, Wang S-J, Li X-Q, Shen Y-L, Lu J-R, Tian X-H, Rahman K, Zhang L-J, Nian H and Zhang H (2019). Front. Pharmacol. 10:224. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00224

The journal retracts the 25 March 2019 article cited above.

Following publication, concerns were raised regarding the integrity of the images in the published figures. Image duplication concerns were identified in Figure 6C. The authors failed to provide a satisfactory explanation during the investigation, which was conducted in accordance with Frontiers’ policies. As a result, the data and conclusions of the article have been deemed unreliable and the article has been retracted.

This retraction was approved by the Chief Editors of Frontiers in Pharmacology and the Chief Executive Editor of Frontiers. The authors agree to this retraction.

Citation: Frontiers Editorial Office (2024) Retraction: CXCL6 promotes renal interstitial fibrosis in diabetic nephropathy by activating JAK/STAT3 signaling pathway. Front. Pharmacol. 15:1530358. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1530358

Received: 18 November 2024; Accepted: 25 November 2024;
Published: 05 December 2024.

Approved by:

Giuseppe Remuzzi, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Italy

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