# RETRACTION: Effect of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells‐Derived Extracellular Vesicles as a Treatment to Heal Diabetic Wounds: A Meta‐Analysis

## TL;DR

A paper claiming to analyze the effect of mesenchymal stromal cell-derived extracellular vesicles on diabetic wound healing was retracted due to a compromised peer review process and text overlap with another study.

## Contribution

The retraction highlights issues with the peer review process and text overlap in a meta-analysis on extracellular vesicles for diabetic wound healing.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- Unattributed textual overlap was found between this article and another by different authors.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

ChangX.
and
LiJ.
, “Effect of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells‐Derived Extracellular Vesicles as a Treatment to Heal Diabetic Wounds: A Meta‐Analysis,” International Wound Journal
20, no. 7 (2023): 2820–2829, 10.1111/iwj.14161.37015903
PMC10410336

The above article, published online on 04 April 2023, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Following an investigation by the publisher, all parties have concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. In addition, the investigation found unattributed textual overlap between this article and another article by different authors [1]. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.

[1]
BaileyA. J. M.
,
LiH.
,
KirkhamA. M.
,
TieuA.
,
MagantiH. B.
,
ShorrR.
,
FergussonD. A.
,
LaluM. M.
,
ElomazzenH.
,
AllanD. S.
, “MSC‐Derived Extracellular Vesicles to Heal Diabetic Wounds: a Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Preclinical Animal Studies,” Stem Cell Reviews and Reports
18 (2022): 968–979, 10.1007/s12015-021-10164-4.33893619
PMC8064883