Retraction Note: BMC Pulm Med 21, 287 (2021)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-021-01657-6


The Editor has retracted this article. After publication, the authors contacted the journal stating that the colony formation (Figs. 1F and 4C) and wound healing (Figs. 1J and 4H) assay images were incorrect, and explained that the in vitro experiments were outsourced to a third party.

The Editor therefore no longer has confidence in the presented data.

None of the authors have responded to the Editor about this retraction notice.