Retraction Note to: Inflammation Research (2020) 69:41–50 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00011-019-01292-2


The Editor-in-Chief has retracted this article. After publication, concerns were raised regarding the authenticity of the western blot images presented in the figures due to high similarity with those in a number of articles from different groups [1,2,3]. The authors have provided partial raw data to address these concerns; however, the original western blot films appear unexpectedly similar to those provided by other author groups.


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

None of the authors have responded to any correspondence from the publisher about this retraction notice.