RETRACTION: Characterization of the Kynurenine Pathway in Skin-Derived Fibroblasts and Keratinocytes

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RETRACTION: D. Sheipouri, R. Grant, S. Bustamante, D. Lovejoy, G. J. Guillemin, and N. Braidy, “Characterization of the Kynurenine Pathway in Skin-Derived Fibroblasts and Keratinocytes,” Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 116, no. 6 (2015): 903-922. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcb.25019.

The above article, published online on January 12, 2015, in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor-in-Chief, Christian Behl, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. The journal received notice from a third party regarding evidence of duplication and image manipulation between the QPRT and KMO panels in Figure 5D as well as the QPRT and KAT-II panels in Figure 5B. The publisher confirmed these duplications. Some authors responded to an inquiry by the publisher but were not able to provide an explanation for the duplicated panels and were not able to provide original data for verification. An initial investigation by the University of New South Wales Conduct & Integrity Office concluded that the immunochemistry data presented in this article had been misrepresented, fabricated and/or falsified and warranted further investigation by an independent research misconduct inquiry panel. The retraction has been agreed to because the evidence of image duplication and manipulation compromises the integrity of the study and the conclusions presented in the article. S.B. and D.L. agree with the retraction. All other authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.