Retraction to: Molecular Medicine (2018) 24:18 https://doi.org/10.1186/s10020-018-0020-y

The Editor in Chief has retracted this article after an investigation by the Academic Committee of Jiangsu Normal University found image irregularities in Figs. 3 and 4 C, 6 A and 7 C. The Academic Committee of Jiangsu Normal University requested the original experimental records and data for verification from the authors of this article, however, the authors were unable to provide this. The Editor in Chief has therefore lost confidence in the integrity of the data and results of this article.

None of the authors responded to any correspondence from the editor about this retraction.