The article ‘Cardioprotective Effects of Combined Therapy with Hyperbaric Oxygen and Diltiazem Pretreatment on Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Rats’, [Cell Physiol Biochem 2016;38:2015-2029. DOI: 10.1159/000445561] by Chunxia Chen, Wan Chen, Zhihuan Nong, Yuan Ma, Shaoling Qiu and Guangwei Wu has been retracted by the current and former Publishers and the Editor.
Following publication, concerns were raised regarding the partial overlap between the images representing the Bcl-2 Sham and Bax DIL+HBO groups in Figure 7.
When asked to comment, the corresponding author stated that there was an error in Figure 7 and asked to replace all of Figures 1, 6 and 7. The authors stated that there was a lack of rigor and standardization of the original data collection.
Given the extent of revisions required to this article, the reliability of the findings presented in the article cannot be guaranteed and the article is therefore being retracted.
The authors agree with this retraction.