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<article-title>Correction: Ginsenoside compound K attenuates Ox-LDL-mediated macrophage inflammation and foam cell formation via autophagy induction and modulating NF-&#x3ba;B, p38, and JNK MAPK signaling</article-title>
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<institution>Institute of Medicinal Plant Development</institution>, <institution>Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences</institution>, <addr-line>Beijing</addr-line>, <country>China</country>
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<institution>Institute of Medicinal Plant Development</institution>, <institution>Beijing Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Discovery of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Natural Medicine) and Translational Medicine</institution>, <addr-line>Beijing</addr-line>, <country>China</country>
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<institution>Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resource Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine</institution>, <institution>Ministry of Education</institution>, <addr-line>Beijing</addr-line>, <country>China</country>
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<institution>Key Laboratory of Efficacy Evaluation of Chinese Medicine Against Glyeolipid Metabolism Disorder Disease</institution>, <institution>State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine</institution>, <addr-line>Beijing</addr-line>, <country>China</country>
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<bold>Edited and reviewed by:</bold> <ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xlink:href="https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/682405/overview">Galina Sud&#x2019;ina</ext-link>, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia</p>
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<corresp id="c001">&#x2a;Correspondence: GuiBo Sun, <email>sunguibo@126.com</email>; XiaoBo Sun, <email>sun_xiaobo163@163.com</email>
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<p>These authors have contributed equally to this work</p>
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<p>In the published article, there was an error in the legend for <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figure 1</xref> as published. In <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figure 1D</xref>, it was an error to state that oil red O positive area was measured by Image J software. The corrected legend appears below.</p>
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<p>CK inhibited ox-LDL-induced RAW264.7 cells lipid accumulation. RAW264.7 cells were treated with CK at various concentrations for 12&#xa0;h with or without 80&#xa0;&#x3bc;g/mL ox-LDL for additional 24&#xa0;h. <bold>(A)</bold> The chemical formula for CK. <bold>(B)</bold> Cell viability was assayed by the MTT assay. <bold>(C)</bold> Representative images of Oil Red O staining. <bold>(D)</bold> OD value results of oil red O. All data are shown as mean &#xb1; SD from three independent experiments with each performed in triplicate. <sup>&#x23;</sup>
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<italic>P</italic> &#x3c; 0.01 vs. control group; <italic>&#x2a;&#x2a;P</italic> &#x3c; 0.01 vs. ox-LDL-treated group. CK, compound K; ox-LDL, oxidized low-density lipoprotein; MTT, (4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2yl-)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide.</p>
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<alt-text content-type="machine-generated">Diagram with four panels: A shows a chemical structure of a compound; B is a bar graph illustrating cell viability at various CK concentrations in micrograms per milliliter; C displays microscope images under different conditions including control and ox-LDL with varying CK concentrations; D is another bar graph displaying oil-red-O levels comparing control, ox-LDL, and CK treatments at different microgram concentrations.</alt-text>
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<p>&#x201c;CK inhibited ox-LDL-induced RAW264.7 cells lipid accumulation. RAW264.7 cells were treated with CK at various concentrations for 12&#xa0;h with or without 80&#xa0;&#x3bc;g/mL ox-LDL for additional 24&#xa0;h. <bold>(A)</bold> The chemical formula for CK. <bold>(B)</bold> Cell viability was assayed by the MTT assay. <bold>(C)</bold> Representative images of Oil Red O staining. <bold>(D)</bold> OD value results of oil red O. All data are shown as mean &#xb1; SD from three independent experiments with each performed in triplicate. <sup>&#x23;</sup>
<italic>P</italic> &#x3c; 0.05, <sup>
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<italic>P</italic> &#x3c; 0.01 vs. control group; <italic>&#x2a;&#x2a;P</italic> &#x3c; 0.01 vs. ox-LDL-treated group. CK, compound K; ox-LDL, oxidized low-density lipoprotein; MTT, (4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2yl-)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide.&#x201d;</p>
<p>In the published article, there was an error in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figure 1</xref> as published. In <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figure 1C</xref>, the representative picture of the CK group was updated with the correct one. The corrected <xref ref-type="fig" rid="F1">Figure 1</xref> and its caption appear above.</p>
<p>In the published article, there was an error in the legend for <bold>Figure 6</bold> as published. In <bold>Figure 6D</bold>, it was an error to state that oil red O positive area was measured by Image J software. The corrected legend appears below.</p>
<p>&#x201c;CK mediated-autophagy and anti-inflammation were abolished by NF-&#x3ba;B, P38, and JNK MAPK activation. RAW264.7 cells were treated with CK (1.25&#xa0;&#x3bc;g/mL) for 12&#xa0;h with or without the NF-&#x3ba;B inhibitor, PDTC (10&#xa0;&#x3bc;M) or the MAPK activator, anisomycin (0.1&#xa0;&#x3bc;M) or the autophagy inhibitor 3-MA (5&#xa0;mM). Then cells were stimulated with 80&#xa0;&#x3bc;g/mL ox-LDL for 24&#xa0;h. <bold>(A)</bold> The protein expression levels of LC3, Beclin-1, P62, IL-1&#x3b2;, TNF-&#x3b1;, and &#x3b2;-actin were examined by western blot assay. <bold>(B)</bold> Statistical results of LC3II/LC3I, Beclin-1, P62, IL-1&#x3b2;, and TNF-&#x3b1; expression levels. <bold>(C)</bold> Representative images of Oil Red O staining. <bold>(D)</bold> OD value results of oil red O. <bold>(E)</bold> Representative Western blot analysis of phosphorylated and total p38, and JNK was performed. <bold>(F)</bold> The expression levels of LC3, Beclin-1, P62, IL-1&#x3b2;, TNF-&#x3b1;, and &#x3b2;-actin were detected by Western blot analysis. <bold>(G)</bold> Densitometric analysis was used to quantify the levels of p-p38, p-JNK. <bold>(H)</bold> Statistical results of LC3II/LC3I, Beclin-1, P62, IL-1&#x3b2;, and TNF-&#x3b1; expression levels. All data are shown as mean &#xb1; SD from three independent experiments with each performed in triplicate. <sup>
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<italic>P</italic> &#x3c; 0.001 vs. control group; <italic>&#x2a;P</italic> &#x3c; 0.05, <italic>&#x2a;&#x2a;P</italic> &#x3c; 0.01, <italic>&#x2a;&#x2a;&#x2a;P</italic> &#x3c; 0.001 vs. ox-LDL-treated group; <sup>
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<italic>P</italic> &#x3c; 0.01 vs. ox-LDL and CK treatment group. CK, compound K; PDTC, pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate ammonium; 3-MA, 3-Methyladenine; AM, anisomycin.&#x201d;</p>
<p>The original version of this article has been updated.</p>
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