RETRACTED ARTICLE: Stem-like cells of various origins showed therapeutic effect to improve the recovery of spinal cord injury

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Stem-like cells of various origins showed therapeutic effect to improve the recovery of spinal cord injuryWe, the Editors and Publisher of the journal Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology, have retracted the following article:Jian Kang, Chenglin Zhang, Zhongzheng Zhi, Yingjie Wang, Jingdong Liu, Furong Wu & Guanghui Xu (2020) Stem-like cells of various origins showed therapeutic effect to improve the recovery of spinal cord injury, Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology, 48:1, 627–638, DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2020.1725031Following publication of this article, concerns about the scientific integrity of the article were brought to the Publisher and Editor’s attention.Whilst the authors were fully cooperative with the investigation and able to answer some questions, they were unable to provide the original western blot data.In addition, concerns remain about the methods used for the animal experiments. As these concerns directly impact the reported results and conclusions, the Editor and Publisher have agreed to retract the article to ensure correction of the scholarly record. The corresponding author has been informed. The authors do not agree with the retraction.We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retractions. The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as ‘Retracted’.