Retraction notice to “Possible involvement of the HMGB1/RAGE signaling mechanism in the induction of central post-stroke pain induced by acute global cerebral ischemia” [Brain Res. J. Volume 1646, 1 September 2016, Pages 433–440] (Brain Research (2016) 1646 (433–440), (S0006899316304528), (10.1016/j.brainres.2016.06.028))

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal). This article has been retracted at the request of the Authors following an investigation into data manipulation (Figures 2A,B and 5) by an Investigation Committee at Kobe Gakuin University. Namely: Figures 2A and 2B - numerical disagreement (numbers removed) was found in some parts between the raw data and the article data, hence the significant difference illustrated in the published article was not obtained. Figure 5 - multiple numbers of the original raw data were changed, hence significant difference the significant difference illustrated in the published article was not obtained.