BioMed Research International has retracted the article titled “Positive Effects against UV-A Induced Damage and Oxidative Stress on an In Vitro Cell Model Using a Hyaluronic Acid Based Formulation Containing Amino Acids, Vitamins, and Minerals” [1]. As raised on PubPeer [2], there are duplicated figure panels within Figure 2(a):(i)The CTR (16 h) and CTR (32 h) panels appear to be identical(ii)The M-HA (48 h) and M-HA (96 h) appear to be identical(iii)Skinkò E (48 h) and Skinkò E (96 h) appear to be identical(iv)Skinkò E (72 h) and CTR (96 h) appear to be identical(v)The same cluster of cells can be seen in Skinkò E (48 h), Skinkò E (72 h), and Skinkò E (96 h).
The authors said that the duplications between M-HA (48 h) and M-HA (96 h) and CTR (96) and Skinkò E (72 h) were mistakes introduced during manuscript preparation. A satisfactory explanation was not provided for the remaining concerns and the article is therefore being retracted with the agreement of the editorial board. The authors do not agree to retraction.