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Reoxygenation induced ROS production, lipid peroxidation and cell ferroptosis, whereas CH223191 prevented all. Roxadustat did not affect the above parameters. Reoxygenation activated AhR and increased CYP1A1, while CH223191 prevented both. Reoxygenation with or without CH223191 did not alter Nrf2 or HIF‑1α activity. Thus, AhR is activated during reoxygenation and induces ROS production, lipid peroxidation and ferroptotic cell death. These detrimental effects may be mediated by AhR‑induced CYP overexpression, while the Nrf2 or the HIF‑1α pathways remain unaffected. Accordingly, the AhR pathway may represent a promising therapeutic target for the prevention of reperfusion injury.Following the publication of this paper, an interested reader drew to the attention of the Editorial Office that there were potentially concerns regarding the manner in which the botulinum toxin animal studies had been performed, and also in terms of the novelty of the study, wherein the authors had claimed that their study was the first to have explored the use of botulinum toxin for endometriosis‑related pain. Having asked the authors to comment on these points, they have conceded that the animal experiments, which were performed 5 years previously, may have been flawed from the perspective of the methodology, although the group are no longer able to contact the person who performed the experiments. Furthermore, the authors have subsequently re‑reviewed the field of botulinum toxin usage in endometriosis, and concede that their study has made only an incremental advance in knowledge in this area. Therefore, on the grounds that this study may have contained procedural errors in the animal experiments which the authors were unable to verify on account of having lost contact with the person who performed them, and in view of the misinformation regarding the novelty of the study, the authors have requested that the paper be retracted from the publication. The Editor of Molecular Medicine Reports has agreed that the paper should be retracted; moreover, the authors apologize to the readership for any inconvenience caused. [the original article was published in Molecular Medicine Reports 22 4351-4359, 2020; DOI 10.3892/mmr.2020.11501].Induction of cardiomyocyte (CM) proliferation is a promising approach for cardiac regeneration following myocardial injury. MicroRNAs (miRs) have been reported to regulate CM proliferation. In particular, miR‑449a‑5p has been identified to be associated with CM proliferation in previous high throughput functional screening data. However, whether miR‑449a‑5p regulates CM proliferation has not been thoroughly investigated. This study aimed to explore whether miR‑449a‑5p modulates CM proliferation and to identify the molecular mechanism via which miR‑449a‑5p regulates CM proliferation. The current study demonstrated that miR‑449a‑5p expression levels were significantly increased during heart development. Furthermore, the results suggested that miR‑449a‑5p mimic inhibited CM proliferation as determined via immunofluorescence for ki67 and histone H3 phosphorylated at serine 10 (pH3), as well as the numbers of CMs. However, miR‑449a‑5p knockdown promoted CM proliferation. CDK6 was identified as a direct target gene of miR‑449a‑5p, and CDK6 mRNA and protein expression was suppressed by miR‑449a‑5p. Moreover, CDK6 gain‑of‑function increased CM proliferation. Overexpression of CDK6 also blocked the inhibitory effect of miR‑449a‑5p on CM proliferation, indicating that CDK6 was a functional target of miR‑449a‑5p in CM proliferation. In conclusion, miR‑449a‑5p inhibited CM proliferation by targeting CDK6, which provides a potential molecular target for preventing myocardial injury.Huangqi, the dried root of Radix Astragali, is an essential herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine and has been used to promote hematopoiesis for centuries. Astragalus polysaccharide (ASPS), the bioactive compound of Huangqi, serves a crucial role in hematopoiesis