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The Journal Editors and SAGE Publishing hereby issue an expression of concern for the following article:
Xue-Tao Huang, Bin Wang, Wen-Hua Zhang, Man-Qiang Peng, Ding Lin (2018) Total glucosides of paeony suppresses experimental autoimmune uveitis in association with inhibition of Th1 and Th2 cell function in mice. International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology 31: 1–9. DOI: 10.1177/0394632017751547.
It has been brought to SAGE’s attention that this article may have been written (and possibly submitted) by a third-party agency, and that the contents of the article may be partially or wholly fabricated. SAGE is currently conducting a thorough investigation into this to establish the most appropriate way forward.
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