Retraction

Abstract

Retraction: "Protective effects of Progranulin against focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats by suppressing endoplasmic reticulum stress and NF-κB activation in reactive astrocytes," by Qing Shu, Hua Fan, Shi-Jun Li, Dan Zhou, Wei Ma, Xiao-Yan Zhao, Jun-Qiang Yan, Gang Wu, J Cell Biochem. 2018; 6584-6597: The above article, published online on 17 April 2018 in Wiley Online Library (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcb.26790) has been retracted by agreement between the the authors, journal's Editor in Chief, Prof. Dr. Christian Behl, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. The retraction has been agreed following an investigation based on allegations raised by a third party. A detailed investigation revealed that several image elements of the experimental data were published elsewhere in a different scientific context. The conclusions of this article are invalid.