Retraction Note: Chemerin reverses neurological impairments and ameliorates neuronal apoptosis through ChemR23/CAMKK2/AMPK pathway in neonatal hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy

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Retraction Note to: Cell Death and Disease 10.1038/s41419-019-1374-y, published online 04 February 2019

The Editors-in-Chief have retracted this article. After publication, concerns were raised regarding highly similar images within the article and with another publication from the same Authors. Specifically:

• Fig. 2A, 9ug/kg and Fig. 6A, Rh-chemerin appear to overlap (resized)
• Fig. 3A, ChemR23-siRNa and Fig. 5A, r-Robo1 [1] appear to be highly similar
• Fig. 3A, Vehicle and Fig. 3A, ChemR23 siRNA appear to partially overlap
• Fig. 3A, Sham and Fig. 3A, scramble siRNA appear to partially overlap
• Fig. 5A, Rh-Chemerin (second and third brain slice from the top) and Fig. 4A, r-Slit2 (second and third brain slice from the top) [1] appear to be highly similar

The Authors confirmed only some similarities but were unable to provide a sufficient response to the other concerns raised. Therefore, the Editors-in-Chief no longer have confidence in the presented data.

None of the authors responded to correspondence from the Publisher about this retraction notice.