Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-72198-1, published online 10 September 2024

The original version of this Article contained an error. As a result of an error during figure assembly, the blot for PI3K in LLC cells was a duplication of the PI3K blot for A549 cells in Fig. 2C.

The original Fig. 2 and its accompanying legend appear below.

Fig. 2
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Morphine downregulates the expression of E-cadherin and activates the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling pathway. (a) Images and (b) quantification of E-cadherin immunoreactivity in A549 and LLC cells with 10 µM morphine. (c) Images and (d) quantification of Western blot showing the expression of E-cadherin, p-mTOR, mTOR, p-AKT, AKT, p-PI3K and PI3K in A549 and LLC cells after treatment with 10 µM morphine.

The original Article has been corrected.