Expression of Concern

The former and current Publishers and Editors are jointly issuing an Expression of Concern on the article entitled


“MiR-146a Aggravates LPS-Induced Inflammatory Injury by Targeting CXCR4 in the Articular Chondrocytes” [Cell Physiol Biochem 2017;44(4):1282-1294; DOI: 10.1159/000485488]
by Taitao Sun, Xianjun Li, Hua Song, Fei Gao, Guannan Zhou, Xiaoyan Li, Zhentong Chen, Lei Chen.


After publication of this article, concerns were raised about the integrity of some of the data presented. The authors and their institution did not respond to our correspondence. Readers should thus interpret the data presented in the article with caution. Appropriate editorial action will be taken once the investigation is concluded.


Update: This article has been retracted. For the link to the Retraction Statement, please see above.