Retraction of: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-36492-8, published online 13 June 2023
The Editors have retracted this Article. After publication, concerns were raised regarding the data presented in Figs. 5 and 6, specifically:
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Fig. 5 ALF-Se NPs Hep-G2 and Caco-2 images appear to overlap;
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The untreated control images in Fig. 5 appear highly similar to those in the authors’ earlier publications (MCF-7, HepG-2 and Caco-2 in Fig. 3b of1, and HepG-2 and Caco-2 in Fig. 2b of2);
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Fig. 6a ALF-SeNPs plots appear highly similar to Fig. 3 LP-CNPs+LF-FNPs plots in Fig. 3a of2.
The Editors therefore no longer have confidence in the presented data.
All Authors disagree with this retraction.
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El‑Fakharany, E.M., Abu‑Serie, M.M., Ibrahim, A. et al. Retraction Note: Anticancer activity of lactoferrin-coated biosynthesized selenium nanoparticles for combating different human cancer cells via mediating apoptotic effects. Sci Rep 15, 9451 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-94145-4
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