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Maxing Shigan Decoction Mitigates Mycoplasma pneumonia-Induced Pyroptosis in A549 Cells via the NLRP3 Inflammasome [Retraction]

Authors Liu F, Liu TT, Sun M ORCID logo, Zhou JM, Xue F, Chen SH, Chen J, Zhang L

Received 15 August 2025

Accepted for publication 15 August 2025

Published 20 August 2025 Volume 2025:18 Pages 4187—4188

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S560887



Liu F, Liu TT, Sun M, et al. Infect Drug Resist. 2021;14:859–867.

We, the Editor and Publisher of Infection and Drug Resistance, have retracted the published article.

Following publication, concerns were raised by a third-party regarding the potential reuse of Figures 2G, 3E, 5F, and 5G across unrelated articles by different author groups. Further investigation by the publisher and journal has confirmed the integrity concerns of these images. When approached for an explanation, the authors did not respond to our queries. As verifying the validity of published work is core to the integrity of the scholarly record, we are therefore, retracting the article. The corresponding author listed in this publication has been informed.

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