EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: Inhibition of Endothelial Cell Migration by Cerivastatin, an HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor: Contribution to Its Anti-Angiogenic Effect.

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Expression of concern: L. Vincent , W. Chen , L. Hong , F. Mirshahi , Z. Mishal , T. Mirshahi-Khorassani , J.-P. Vannier , J. Soria , and C. Soria , "Inhibition of Endothelial Cell Migration by Cerivastatin, an HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor: Contribution to Its Anti-Angiogenic Effect," FEBS Letters 495, no. 3 (2001): 159 -166, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0014-5793(01)02337-7. This Expression of Concern is for the above article, published online on 25 April 2001 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), and has been published by agreement between the journal Editor-in-Chief, Michael Brunner; FEBS Press; and John Wiley and Sons Ltd. The Expression of Concern has been published due to concerns raised by a third party regarding duplicated and rotated image sections within Figure 2 (1A and 4A panels) representing different experimental conditions. A subsequent investigation by the journal team identified further duplications between the panels 1B and 4C of Figure 2. The authors and their institute were informed about the concerns but they remained unresponsive. In the absence of a satisfactory explanation and/or the original raw data, the journal team could not verify the authenticity of these figures and could not exclude that these concerns affect the related conclusions of the article. Therefore, the journal has decided to issue an Expression of Concern to inform and alert the readers.