RETRACTION: Melatonin Inhibits Autophagy and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Mice With Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Fibrosis

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RETRACTION: San-Miguel B, Crespo I, Sánchez, DI, González-Fernández B, Ortiz de Urbina JJ, Tuñón MJ, González-Gallego J. Melatonin inhibits autophagy and endoplasmic reticulum stress in mice with carbon tetrachloride-induced fibrosis. J Pineal Res 2015;59:151-162. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpi.12247

The above article, published online on 8 May 2015 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor-in-Chief, Gianluca Tosini, and John Wiley and Sons Ltd. Following publication, concerns were raised by third parties regarding Figures 3 A and 6 A. The authors could not provide the original data for these figures. The authors provided some updated images, but these were not sufficient to resolve the concerns, and the authors were unable to provide a satisfactory explanation for the concerns. The retraction has been agreed because of concerns that portions of the figures were duplicated, affecting the interpretation of the data and results presented. The authors disagree with this decision.