Journal of Diabetes Research
Volume 2020 (2020), Article ID 1013482, 1 page
https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/1013482

Retraction

Retracted: Small Molecule Kaempferol Promotes Insulin Sensitivity and Preserved Pancreatic β-Cell Mass in Middle-Aged Obese Diabetic Mice

Journal of Diabetes Research

Received 11 July 2020; Accepted 14 July 2020; Published 29 September 2020

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Journal of Diabetes Research has retracted the article titled “Small Molecule Kaempferol Promotes Insulin Sensitivity and Preserved Pancreatic β-Cell Mass in Middle-Aged Obese Diabetic Mice” [1]. As raised on PubPeer [2], the article was found to contain images with signs of manipulation.

In Figures 3(a) and 3(d), there is undeclared splicing in the Glut4 rows of the Western Blots. The original images are unavailable and the authors agreed to retraction.

References

H. Alkhalidy, W. Moore, Y. Zhang et al., “Small Molecule Kaempferol Promotes Insulin Sensitivity and Preserved Pancreatic β-Cell Mass in Middle-Aged Obese Diabetic Mice,” Journal of Diabetes Research, vol. 2015, Article ID 532984, 14 pages, 2015.

“Small Molecule Kaempferol Promotes Insulin Sensitivity and Preserved Pancreatic β-Cell Mass in Middle-Aged Obese Diabetic Mice,” March 2020: http://pubpeer.com/publications/AE77797DD9EADD05C93DD05607148A.