Abstract
At the request of the Journal Editor and Publisher, the following articles have been retracted.
Qin L, Xie X, Fang P, Lin J. Prophylactic simvastatin treatment modulates the immune response and increases survival of mice following induction of lethal sepsis. Journal of International Medical Research. 2019; 47(8): 3850–3859. doi:10.1177/0300060519858508
Xu J, Shao H, Yang Y, Shi X, Tao M. Improvement and effect of stress responses and ovarian reserve function in patients with ovarian cysts after laparoscopic surgery. Journal of International Medical Research. 2019; 47(7): 3212–3222. doi:10.1177/0300060519851333
Jin Z, Chen Y, Weng X, Huang A, Lin S, Li H. Cleavage of cyclic AMP-responsive element-binding protein H aggravates myocardial hypoxia reperfusion injury in a hepatocyte–myocardial cell co-culture system. Journal of International Medical Research. 2020; 48(5). doi:10.1177/0300060520904835
Qin F, Wu H, Li X, Han J. Correlation between changes in gut flora and serum inflammatory factors in children with noninfectious diarrhea. Journal of International Medical Research. 2020; 48(1). doi:10.1177/0300060519896154
Zhong X, Shan A, Xu J, Liang J, Long Y, Du B. Hyperbaric oxygen for severe traumatic brain injury: a randomized trial. Journal of International Medical Research. 2020; 48(10). doi:10.1177/0300060520939824
Huang J, Hong W, Yang Z, Ding J, Ren Y. Efficacy of pramipexole combined with levodopa for Parkinson’s disease treatment and their effects on QOL and serum TNF-α levels. Journal of International Medical Research. 2020; 48(7). doi:10.1177/0300060520922449
Luo F, Cheng X, Lou X, Wang Q, Fan X, Chen S. Insertion of a 1.9F central venous catheter via the internal jugular vein in neonates. Journal of International Medical Research. 2020; 48(6). doi:10.1177/0300060520925380
Dong X, Jia Z, Yu B, Zhang X, Xu F, Tan L. Effect of intersphincteric fistula tract ligation versus anal fistulectomy on pain scores and serum levels of vascular endothelial growth factor and interleukin-2 in patients with simple anal fistulas. Journal of International Medical Research. 2020; 48(9). doi:10.1177/0300060520949072
Zhong L, Yin X, Xie Z. Safety of radiofrequency ablation for reducing inflammatory cytokine levels and the left atrial diameter in patients with atrial fibrillation. Journal of International Medical Research. 2020; 48(9). doi:10.1177/0300060520949760
Zhang L, Hu M, Chen Y, Wang Y. Effects of atorvastatin and ticagrelor combination therapy on renal function and the levels of suppression of tumorigenicity 2 and interleukin-33 in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Journal of International Medical Research. 2020; 48(12). doi:10.1177/0300060520959502
Wang J, Wu Z, Wen Q, Wang X. Effects of CRRT on renal function and toxin clearance in patients with sepsis: a case–control study. Journal of International Medical Research. 2021; 49(9). doi:10.1177/03000605211042981
Cao L, Gao Y, Zhu J, Zhang J, Dong M, Mao Y. Protective action of the ginsenoside Rh3 in a rat myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury model by inhibition of apoptosis induced via p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase/caspase-3 signaling. Journal of International Medical Research. 2020; 48(12). doi:10.1177/0300060520969090
Lv J, Zou X, Yu C, Ou W, Sun C. Effects of propofol on cardiac function and miR-494 expression in rats with hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury. Journal of International Medical Research. 2021; 49(3). doi:10.1177/0300060521990988
Hu P, Wang B, Chen T, et al. RNA polymerase II subunit 3 regulates vesicular, overexpressed in cancer, prosurvival protein 1 expression to promote hepatocellular carcinoma. Journal of International Medical Research. 2021; 49(4). doi:10.1177/0300060521990512
Zhang J, Wu Y, Huang Y, et al. Effect of the Mendelsohn maneuver and swallowing training in patients with senile vascular dementia complicated with dysphagia. Journal of International Medical Research. 2021; 49(5). doi:10.1177/03000605211013198
After an internal investigation Sage has become aware that the submission contains indicators of third-party involvement. Due to concerns around author contributions to this article, as well as concerns around the integrity of the research process, Sage and the Journal Editor retract these articles.
The authors have been informed of this decision using the email addresses provided at submission.