RETRACTED: Shen et al. Cold-Pressed Nigella Sativa Oil Standardized to 3% Thymoquinone Potentiates Omega-3 Protection against Obesity-Induced Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Markers of Insulin Resistance Accompanied with Conversion of White to Beige Fat in Mice. Antioxidants 2020, 9, 489

doi:10.3390/antiox14070758

. 2025 Jun 20;14(7):758.

doi: 10.3390/antiox14070758.

RETRACTED: Shen et al. Cold-Pressed Nigella Sativa Oil Standardized to 3% Thymoquinone Potentiates Omega-3 Protection against Obesity-Induced Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Markers of Insulin Resistance Accompanied with Conversion of White to Beige Fat in Mice. Antioxidants 2020, 9, 489

Hsin Hsueh Shen^{1

2}, Stephen J Peterson^{3

4}, Lars Bellner⁵, Abu Choudhary⁴, Lior Levy¹, Leah Gancz¹, Ariel Sasson¹, Joseph Trainer¹, Rita Rezzani⁶, Abraham Resnick¹, David E Stec⁷, Nader G Abraham^{1

5

8}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
² Department and Institute of Pharmacology, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan.
³ Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA.
⁴ New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA.
⁵ Department of Pharmacology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, NY 10595, USA.
⁶ Anatomy and Physiopathology Division, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
⁷ Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Cardiorenal and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.
⁸ Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25701, USA.

PMID: 40539260
PMCID: PMC12179752
DOI: 10.3390/antiox14070758

RETRACTED: Shen et al. Cold-Pressed Nigella Sativa Oil Standardized to 3% Thymoquinone Potentiates Omega-3 Protection against Obesity-Induced Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Markers of Insulin Resistance Accompanied with Conversion of White to Beige Fat in Mice. Antioxidants 2020, 9, 489

Hsin Hsueh Shen et al. Antioxidants (Basel). 2025.

. 2025 Jun 20;14(7):758.

doi: 10.3390/antiox14070758.

Authors

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¹ Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
² Department and Institute of Pharmacology, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan.
³ Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10065, USA.
⁴ New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA.
⁵ Department of Pharmacology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, NY 10595, USA.
⁶ Anatomy and Physiopathology Division, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
⁷ Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Cardiorenal and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.
⁸ Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25701, USA.

PMID: 40539260
PMCID: PMC12179752
DOI: 10.3390/antiox14070758

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The journal retracts the article "Cold Press Nigella Sativa oil standardized to 3%, thymoquinone Potentiates Omega-3 Protection against Obesity-Induced Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Insulin Resistance via Conversion of White to Beige Fat in Mice" [...].

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RETRACTED: Cold-Pressed Nigella Sativa Oil Standardized to 3% Thymoquinone Potentiates Omega-3 Protection against Obesity-Induced Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Markers of Insulin Resistance Accompanied with Conversion of White to Beige Fat in Mice.
Shen HH, Peterson SJ, Bellner L, Choudhary A, Levy L, Gancz L, Sasson A, Trainer J, Rezzani R, Resnick A, Stec DE, Abraham NG. Shen HH, et al. Antioxidants (Basel). 2020 Jun 4;9(6):489. doi: 10.3390/antiox9060489. Antioxidants (Basel). 2020. Retraction in: Antioxidants (Basel). 2025 Jun 20;14(7):758. doi: 10.3390/antiox14070758. PMID: 32512788 Free PMC article. Retracted.

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1. Shen H.H., Peterson S.J., Bellner L., Choudhary A., Levy L., Gancz L., Sasson A., Trainer J., Rezzani R., Resnick A., et al. RETRACTED: Cold-Pressed Nigella Sativa Oil Standardized to 3% Thymoquinone Potentiates Omega-3 Protection against Obesity-Induced Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Markers of Insulin Resistance Accompanied with Conversion of White to Beige Fat in Mice. Antioxidants. 2020;9:489. doi: 10.3390/antiox9060489. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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[1] Shen H.H., Peterson S.J., Bellner L., Choudhary A., Levy L., Gancz L., Sasson A., Trainer J., Rezzani R., Resnick A., et al. RETRACTED: Cold-Pressed Nigella Sativa Oil Standardized to 3% Thymoquinone Potentiates Omega-3 Protection against Obesity-Induced Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Markers of Insulin Resistance Accompanied with Conversion of White to Beige Fat in Mice. Antioxidants. 2020;9:489. doi: 10.3390/antiox9060489. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Shen H.H., Peterson S.J., Bellner L., Choudhary A., Levy L., Gancz L., Sasson A., Trainer J., Rezzani R., Resnick A., et al. RETRACTED: Cold-Pressed Nigella Sativa Oil Standardized to 3% Thymoquinone Potentiates Omega-3 Protection against Obesity-Induced Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Markers of Insulin Resistance Accompanied with Conversion of White to Beige Fat in Mice. Antioxidants. 2020;9:489. doi: 10.3390/antiox9060489. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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