RETRACTION: Phytosomal Curcumin Inhibits Tumor Growth in Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer

RETRACTION: R. M. Marjaneh, F. Rahmani, S. M. Hassanian, N. Rezaei, M. Hashemzehi, A. Bahrami, F. Ariakia, H. Fiuji, A. Sahebkar, A. Avan, and M. Khazaei, “Phytosomal Curcumin Inhibits Tumor Growth in Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer,” Journal of Cellular Physiology 233, no. 10 (2018): 6785-6798, https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.26538.

The above article, published online on 8 May 2018 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor-in-Chief, Robert Heath; and Wiley Periodicals LLC.

The retraction has been agreed due to concerns raised by third parties on the data presented in the article. Specifically, evidence of inappropriate post-acquisition image editing, including splicing sites have been detected in Figure 6a. Furthermore, no correspondence between sections at lower and higher magnification was found for the “AOM”, “5-FU”, and “Curcumin” groups in Figure 4e and f. The authors were unable to retrieve the original data underlying the Western Blot experiments presented in Figure 6a due to the time elapsed since performing the experiments. Additionally, original data provided for Figure 4 was insufficient to resolve the issues. Accordingly, the article is retracted as the editors have lost confidence in the accuracy and integrity of the whole body of data presented in the article and consider its conclusions invalid. The authors have been informed of the decision of retraction.