RETRACTED: Rutaecarpine inhibits hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced apoptosis in rat hippocampal neurons

This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief and Authors. Please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy).Reason: Figure 1A is derived from the same data set as that illustrated in Figure 1A in Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology [1], despite reporting apoptosis in different cell types: rat hippocampal neurons in the present article and endothelial cells in Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology.The Authors have admitted to a significant error in the preparation of the paper, as well as to manipulating the images. As a result the Editor-in-Chief and Authors have agreed to retract the present paper.[1] D.-J. Jiang, S.-J. Jia, Z. Dai, Y.-J. Li. Asymmetric dimethylarginine induces apoptosis via p38 MAPK/caspase-3-dependent signaling pathway in endothelial cells. J. Mol. Cell. Cardiol., 40 (2008) 529–539.