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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Front. Endocrinol.</journal-id>
<journal-title>Frontiers in Endocrinology</journal-title>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.3389/fendo.2022.1130062</article-id>
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<article-title>Retraction: Polysaccharide IV from <italic>Lycium barbarum</italic> L. improves lipid profiles of gestational diabetes mellitus of pregnancy by upregulating ABCA1 and downregulating sterol regulatory element-binding transcription 1 <italic>via</italic> miR-33</article-title>
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<p>Approved by: Jeff M. P. Holly, University of Bristol, United Kingdom</p>
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<p>*Correspondence: Frontiers Editorial Office, <email xlink:href="mailto:editorial.office@frontiersin.org">editorial.office@frontiersin.org</email>
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<p>This article was submitted to Experimental Endocrinology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Endocrinology</p>
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<day>22</day>
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<related-article id="RA1" related-article-type="retracted-article" xlink:href="10.3389/fendo.2018.00049" ext-link-type="doi">A Retraction of the Original Research Article <article-title>Polysaccharide IV from <italic>Lycium barbarum</italic> L. improves lipid profiles of gestational diabetes mellitus of pregnancy by upregulating ABCA1 and downregulating sterol regulatory element-binding transcription 1 <italic>via</italic> miR-33.</article-title> by Yang S, Si L, Fan L, Jian W, Pei H and Lin R (2018) Front. Endocrinol.&#xa0;9:49. doi:&#xa0;<object-id>10.3389/fendo.2018.00049</object-id>
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<p>The journal retracts the 23 February 2018 article cited above.</p>
<p>Following publication, concerns were raised regarding the integrity of the images in the published figures. The authors failed to provide a satisfactory explanation during the investigation, which was conducted in accordance with Frontiers&#x2019; policies.</p>
<p>This retraction was approved by the Chief Editors of Frontiers in Endocrinology and the Chief Executive Editor of Frontiers. The authors agree to this retraction.</p>
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