Retraction: “Tormentic acid inhibits hepatic stellate cells activation via blocking PI3K/Akt/mTOR and NF-κB signalling pathways”, by Xing Lin, Yan Li, Xiaoling Zhang, Yuanyuan Wei, Shujuan Wen, Zhongpeng Lu, Quanfang Huang, Jinbin Wei, Cell Biochem Func. 2021; 77-87.

The above article, published online on June 21, 2020 in Wiley Online Library, https://doi.org/10.1002/cbf.3564, has been retracted by agreement between the journal's Editor in Chief, Prof. Dr. Martin Hewinson, and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The retraction has been agreed after concerns were raised by a third party. A detailed investigation revealed several duplications in figure 1E. The authors confirmed that the original figures are flawed and were not able to provide unprocessed experimental raw data. Accordingly, the Editors consider the conclusions of this article invalid. The authors disagree with the decision for retraction.

撤稿：“苦瓜酸通过阻断 PI3K/Akt/mTOR 和 NF-κB 信号通路抑制肝星状细胞活化”，作者：Xing Lin、Yan Li、Xiaoling Zhang、Yuanyuan Wei、Shujuan Wen、Zhongpeng Lu、Quanfang Huang、Jinbin Wei，细胞生化功能 2021；77-87。

上述文章于 2020 年 6 月 21 日在线发表在 Wiley 在线图书馆 https://doi.org/10.1002/cbf.3564，经期刊主编 Martin Hewinson 教授和John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 在第三方提出疑虑后同意撤回。详细调查显示图 1E 中存在若干重复。作者确认原始数据有缺陷，无法提供未经处理的实验原始数据。因此，编辑认为本文的结论无效。作者不同意撤回的决定。