RETRACTION: Neuroactive Molecules and Growth Factors Modulate Cytoskeletal Protein Expression During Astroglial Cell Proliferation and Differentiation in Culture.

V. Bramanti, S. Grasso, D. Tibullo, C. Giallongo, R. Pappa, MV Brundo, D. Tomassoni, M. Viola, F. Amenta, and R. Avola, "Neuroactive Molecules and Growth Factors Modulate Cytoskeletal Protein Expression During Astroglial Cell Proliferation and Differentiation in Culture," Journal of Neuroscience Research 94, no. 1 (2016): 90-98, https://doi.org/10.1002/jnr.23678. The above article, published online on 15 October 2015 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor-in-Chief, Lawrence S. Sherman; and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Following publication, concerns were raised by a third party that portions of Figures 2B and 3 were duplicated and manipulated, and that most of the images from Figure 2A were duplicated and manipulated from an earlier publication by this research group. Internal investigation confirmed these claims. The publisher attempted to contact the authors and request original data, but the authors did not respond. The retraction has been agreed because of concerns that the images were manipulated, affecting the interpretation of the data and results presented. The authors have been notified of the retraction.