title: RETRACTED: Proinflammatory cytokines induce stromelysin-1-mediated cell proliferation in dental pulp fibroblast-like cells.
abstract: This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal).
  
  This article has been retracted at the request of a member of the author team as it contains fabricated/falsified data. All of the authors except Nobuaki Ozeki and Taiki Hiyama have agreed to retract the article; N Ozeki left Aichi Gakuin University in March 2018 and does not respond to coauthor inquiries. T Hiyama left Aichi Gakuin University and could not be reached.
authors: Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Aichi, Japan.
authors: Hideyuki
authors: H
authors: Yamaguchi
authors: Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Aichi, Japan. Electronic address: ozeki@g.agu.ac.jp.
authors: Nobuaki
authors: N
authors: Ozeki
authors: Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Aichi, Japan.
authors: Rie
authors: R
authors: Kawai
authors: Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Aichi, Japan.
authors: Tsuyoshi
authors: T
authors: Tanaka
authors: Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Aichi, Japan.
authors: Taiki
authors: T
authors: Hiyama
authors: Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Aichi, Japan.
authors: Kazuhiko
authors: K
authors: Nakata
authors: Department of Medicinal Biochemistry, School of Pharmacy, Aichi Gakuin University, Aichi, Japan.
authors: Makio
authors: M
authors: Mogi
authors: Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Aichi, Japan.
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D015153:Blotting, Western; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016207:Cytokines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects*; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology; D053583:Interleukin-1beta / Q000494:pharmacology; D019278:Matrix Metalloproteinase 3 / Q000032:analysis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D051381:Rats; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D019715:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 / Q000032:analysis; D019716:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2 / Q000032:analysis; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D018836:Inflammation Mediators; D053583:Interleukin-1beta; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; C576839:TIMP1 protein, rat; D019715:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D019716:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D019278:Matrix Metalloproteinase 3
keywords: Cytokine; dental pulp fibroblast-like cells; inflammation; stromelysin-1