Editorial Expression of Concern: n-Butylidenephthalide induced apoptosis in the A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cell line by coupled down-regulation of AP-2α and telomerase activity

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Biomedical Nutrition, College of Medicines and Nursings, Hungkuang University, Taichung, Taiwan, China.
² Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Ilan University Ilan, Ilan, Taiwan, China.
³ Graduate Institute of Cancer Biology and Center for Molecular Medicine, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, China.
⁴ Department of Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, China.
⁵ Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan, China.
⁶ Biotechnology Division, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute Council of Agriculture, Taichung, Taiwan, China.
⁷ Division of Traumatology, Department of Surgery; Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, China.
⁸ School of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, China.
⁹ Center for Neuropsychiatry, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, China.
¹⁰ Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Ilan University Ilan, Ilan, Taiwan, China. a221865880@yahoo.com.tw.
¹¹ Department of Pathology, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, China. d15977@mail.cmuh.org.tw.

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Chyou-Wei Wei et al. Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2026 Jan.

. 2026 Jan;47(1):272.

doi: 10.1038/s41401-025-01660-1.

¹ Institute of Biomedical Nutrition, College of Medicines and Nursings, Hungkuang University, Taichung, Taiwan, China.
² Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Ilan University Ilan, Ilan, Taiwan, China.
³ Graduate Institute of Cancer Biology and Center for Molecular Medicine, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, China.
⁴ Department of Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan, China.
⁵ Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan, China.
⁶ Biotechnology Division, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute Council of Agriculture, Taichung, Taiwan, China.
⁷ Division of Traumatology, Department of Surgery; Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, China.
⁸ School of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, China.
⁹ Center for Neuropsychiatry, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, China.
¹⁰ Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Ilan University Ilan, Ilan, Taiwan, China. a221865880@yahoo.com.tw.
¹¹ Department of Pathology, China Medical University and Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, China. d15977@mail.cmuh.org.tw.

^# Contributed equally.

No abstract available

Expression of concern for

n-Butylidenephthalide induced apoptosis in the A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cell line by coupled down-regulation of AP-2alpha and telomerase activity.
Wei CW, Lin CC, Yu YL, Lin CY, Lin PC, Wu MT, Chen CJ, Chang W, Lin SZ, Chen YL, Harn HJ. Wei CW, et al. Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2009 Sep;30(9):1297-306. doi: 10.1038/aps.2009.124. Epub 2009 Aug 24. Acta Pharmacol Sin. 2009. PMID: 19701232 Free PMC article.