Pathol. Oncol. Res.Pathology & Oncology ResearchPathol. Oncol. Res.1532-2807Frontiers Media S.A.161201810.3389/pore.2024.1612018Pathology and Oncology ArchiveRetractionRetraction: The Plasmodium circumsporozoite protein, a novel NF-κB inhibitor, suppresses the growth of SW480Pathology and Oncology Research Editorial Office10.3389/pore.2024.1612018Pathology and Oncology Research Editorial Office*
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A Retraction of the Original Research Article The Plasmodium circumsporozoite protein, a novel NF-κB inhibitor, suppresses the growth of SW480 by Ding Y, Huang X, Liu T, Fu Y, Tan Z, Zheng H, Zhou T, Dai J and Xu W (2012). Pathol. Oncol. Res. 19:11–18. doi: 10.1007/s12253-012-9519-7
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The effects of the CSP on the apoptosis of SW480. (A) After transfection of SW480 with or without 0.8 μg pFLAG-CMV8 or pFLAG-CMV8-CSP for 24 h, the cells were cultured alone or stimulated with 100 ng/mL hTNF-α for 6 h. Next, the cells were harvested and labeled with Annexin V-FITC and PI and analyzed using flow cytometry. (B) The percentage of apoptotic SW480 following transfection with or without 0.8 μg pFLAG-CMV8 or pFLAG-CMV8-CSP followed hTNF-α stimulation were compared. The experiments were performed in triplicate, and the data are expressed as the M±SD. (**p < 0.01).
Following provision of raw data by the authors, the Editor-in-Chief concluded that the article’s conclusions and assertions were not sufficiently supported by the findings from the material provided; therefore, the article has been retracted.
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