RETRACTED: Cardiac-specific overexpression of catalase attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced myocardial contractile dysfunction: Role of autophagy
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This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief.

After an institutional investigation into the work of Dr. Jun Ren, University of Wyoming subsequently conducted an examination of other selected publications of Dr. Ren's under the direction of the HHS Office of Research Integrity. Based on the findings of this examination, the University of Wyoming recommended this article be retracted due to concerns regarding data irregularities inconsistent with published conclusions. Specifically, University of Wyoming found evidence of data irregularities and image reuse in Figure 2 that significantly affect the results and conclusions reported in the manuscript.
Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Cardiovascular Research and Alternative Medicine, University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences, Laramie, WY 82071, USA.
Subat
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Turdi
Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Cardiovascular Research and Alternative Medicine, University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences, Laramie, WY 82071, USA; Department of Physiology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
Xuefeng
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Han
Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Cardiovascular Research and Alternative Medicine, University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences, Laramie, WY 82071, USA.
Anna F
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Huff
Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Cardiovascular Research and Alternative Medicine, University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences, Laramie, WY 82071, USA.
Nathan D
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Roe
Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Cardiovascular Research and Alternative Medicine, University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences, Laramie, WY 82071, USA.
Nan
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Hu
Department of Physiology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, China.
Feng
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Gao
Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Center for Cardiovascular Research and Alternative Medicine, University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences, Laramie, WY 82071, USA. Electronic address: jren@uwyo.edu.
Jun
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Ren
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D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D002374:Catalase; D002118:Calcium