Retracted: NCX-4016, a nitric oxide-releasing aspirin, protects endothelial cells against apoptosis by modulating mitochondrial function.

S. Fiorucci, A. Mencarelli, R. Mannucci, E. Distrutti, A. Morelli, P. del Soldato, S. Moncada, "NCX-4016, a nitric oxide-releasing aspirin, protects endothelial cells against apoptosis by modulating mitochondrial function," The FASEB Journal 16, no. 12 (2002): 1645-1647. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.02-0297fje. The above article, published online on August 07, 2002 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Loren E. Wold; the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology; and Wiley Periodicals LLC. The retraction has been agreed due to concerns raised by a third party regarding the similarity of blots in Figure 7. The authors did not respond to inquiries by either the society or the publisher. In addition, the authors' institution did not respond to our request to begin an investigation. An investigation by the society and the publisher determined that there is overwhelming evidence that images in Figure 7 were manipulated. Because the images in question were imperative to the conclusions presented in the article, all parties agreed the article must be retracted.