RETRACTION: Melatonin Attenuates Apoptotic Liver Damage in Fulminant Hepatic Failure Induced by the Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus.

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Tuñón MJ, Miguel BS, Crespo I, Jorquera F, Santamaría E, Alvarez M, Prieto J, González-Gallego J. Melatonin attenuates apoptotic liver damage in fulminant hepatic failure induced by the rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus. J Pineal Res 2011;50:38-45. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-079X.2010.00807.x The above article, published online on 22 October 2010 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor-in-Chief, Gianluca Tosini, and John Wiley and Sons Ltd. Following publication, concerns were raised by third parties that portions of Figure 4 are duplicated in Figures 4, 2A, and 1B, respectively, of three other articles by the same author group.1-3 The authors provided some of the original data, but these were not sufficient to resolve the concerns, and the authors were unable to provide a satisfactory explanation for the concerns. The retraction has been agreed because of concerns that portions of the figure overlap with the authors' previous articles, affecting the interpretation of the data and results presented. The authors disagree with this decision. 1. Kretzmann NA, Fillmann H, Mauriz JL, Marroni, CA, Marroni N, González-Gallego J, Tuñón MJ. Effects of glutamine on pro-inflammatory gene expression and activation of nuclear factor kappa B and signal transducers and activators of transcription in TNBS-induced colitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2008;14:1504-1513. doi:10.1002/ibd.20543 2. Crespo I, García-Mediavilla MV, Gutiérrez B, Sánchez-Campos S, Tuñón MJ, González-Gallego J. A comparison of the effects of kaempferol and quercetin on cytokine-induced pro-inflammatory status of cultured human endothelial cells. Br J Nutr 2008;100(5):968-976. doi:10.1017/S0007114508966083 3. Laliena A, Miguel BS, Crespo I, Alvarez M, González-Gallego J, Tuñón MJ. Melatonin attenuates inflammation and promotes regeneration in rabbits with fulminant hepatitis of viral origin. J Pineal Res 2012;53:270-278. doi:10.1111/j.1600-079X.2012.00995.x.