RETRACTED ARTICLE: Bone marrow stromal cell antigen 2(BST2) suppresses the migration and invasion of trophoblasts in preeclampsia by downregulating matrix metallopeptidase 2(MMP2)

<p>We, the Editors and Publisher of the journal Bioengineered, have retracted the following article from publication. </p> <p>Jinyu, L., Shuying, W., Panchan, Z., Dan, C., Chao, C., Xingyu, Y., & Weiwei, C. (2022). Bone marrow stromal cell antigen 2(BST2) suppresses the migration and invasion of trophoblasts in preeclampsia by downregulating matrix metallopeptidase 2(MMP2). Bioengineered, 13(5), 13174–13187. <a target="_blank" href="doi.org/10.1080/21655979.2022.2074712">https://doi.org/10.1080/21655979.2022.2074712</a></p> <p>Since publication, significant concerns have been raised about the integrity of the data and reported results in the article.</p> <p>When approached for an explanation, the authors have not responded to our queries and so these serious concerns remain unaddressed.</p> <p>As verifying the validity of published work is core to the integrity of the scholarly record, we are therefore retracting the article.

The authors have been informed of this decision.</p> <p>We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and COPE guidelines.</p> <p>The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record and will be digitally watermarked on each page as ‘Retracted’</p>