Retracted: Marchantin M Induces Apoptosis of Prostate Cancer Cells Through Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress.

The Editors of Medical Science Monitor wish to inform you that the above manuscript has been retracted from publication due to concerns with the credibility and originality of the study, the manuscript content, and the Figure images. Reference: Tian-Wei Zhang, Li Xing, Jun-Long Tang, Jing-Xiao Lu, Chun-Xiao Liu. Marchantin M Induces Apoptosis of Prostate Cancer Cells Through Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress.

Marchantin M Induces Apoptosis of Prostate Cancer Cells Through Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress.

BACKGROUND Apoptosis is mediated by the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress pathway, mitochondrial pathway, and death receptor. Data herein suggested an inhibitory effect of marchantin M on tumor formation in nude mice as well as the impact on CHOP and GRP78 expression. MATERIAL AND METHODS The role of marchantin M on proliferation and apoptosis of DU145 cells were measured by MTT and flow cytometry, respectively.