RETRACTION: Epigallocatechin-3-gallate(−) protects Chang liver cells against ethanol-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis

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RETRACTION: S. Kaviarasan, N. Ramamurthy, P. Gunasekaran, E. Varalakshmi and C. V. Anuradha, “Epigallocatechin-3-gallate(-) Protects Chang Liver Cells against Ethanol-induced Cytotoxicity and Apoptosis,” Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology 100, No. 3 (2007): 151–156, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-7843.2006.00036.x.

The above article, published online on 16 January 2007 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editors-in-Chief, Jens Lykkesfeldt and Ulf Simonsen; the Nordic Association for the Publication of BCPT (formerly the Nordic Pharmacological Society); and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The retraction has been agreed due to concerns that the images presented in Figure 2a–c are duplicates of images published earlier by the same author group in another journal. Although two of the duplicate images appear to represent the same experiment, the image presented in Figure 2c of this article represents a different treatment to that of the duplicate image in the earlier article. Furthermore, several of the control and EtOH values presented in Table 1 and the flow cytometry panels presented in Figure 3a,b are identical to those shown in the earlier article. As a result, the editors consider the results and conclusions of this article to be invalid. The authors were informed of the decision to retract; however, all but one were unavailable for comment. Elango Varalakshmi stated that she did not consent to be listed as an author for this publication.