RETRACTION: “Anti‐Inflammatory Activities of Aqueous Extract of Mesona procumbens in Experimental Mice”

RETRACTION: G-J. Huang , J-C. Liao , C-S. Chiu , S-S. Huang , T-H. Lin , and J-S. Deng , "Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Aqueous Extract of Mesona procumbens in Experimental Mice," Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 92, no. 6 (2012): 1186-1193. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.4682. The above article, published online on 1 December 2011 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted following the agreement of the journal's Editor-in-Chief, Sandra Schmöckel; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The retraction has been agreed following an investigation of the concerns raised by Actinopolyspora biskrensis on PubPeer [1], which identified several concerns related to Figure 5a. More specifically, the images of the paw oedema in the Control and Carr-treated groups share similar features with multiple other publications by the author group [2-5]. Further investigation has identified that the experimental conditions for the papers differ in the number of animals used and methods of image acquisition. As a result of the investigation, the data and conclusions of this article are considered unreliable and it is therefore retracted. The authors have been informed of this decision but did not provide a response. References: [1] Actinopolyspora biskrensis, "Anti-inflammatory activities of aqueous extract of Mesona procumbens in experimental mice," PubPeer, June 2024. https://pubpeer.com/publications/0D810458EAC96B6D2C482DFB060F33. [2] S-L. Liu , J-S. Deng , C-S. Chiu , W-C. Hou , S-S. Huang , W-C. Lin , J-C. Liao , and G-J. Huang , "Involvement of Heme Oxygenase-1 Participates in Anti-Inflammatory and Analgesic Effects of Aqueous Extract of Hibiscus taiwanensis," Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2012 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/132859. [3] J-C. Liao , J-S. Deng , C-S. Chiu , W-C. Hou , S-S. Huang , P-H. Shie , and G-J. Huang , "Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Cinnamomum cassia Constituents In Vitro and In Vivo," Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2012 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/429320. [4] S-S. Huang , C-S. Chiu , H-J. Chen , W-C. Hou , M-J. Sheu , Y-C. Lin , P-H. Shie , and G-J. Huang , "Antinociceptive Activities and the Mechanisms of Anti-Inflammation of Asiatic Acid in Mice," Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2011 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/895857. [5] T-N. Chang , J-S. Deng , Y-C. Chang , C-Y. Lee , J-C. Liao , M-M. Lee , H.P. Wen , S-S. Huang , and G-J. Huang , "Ameliorative Effects of Scopoletin from Crossostephium chinensis against Inflammation Pain and Its Mechanisms in Mice," Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 2012 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/595603. © 2026 Society of Chemical Industry.