WITHDRAWN: Fibromodulin alleviates matrix stiffness-induced degeneration of the nucleus pulposus by regulating cytoskeleton and autophagy

by the authors due to a critical oversight in the quantification of FMOD expression.FMOD primarily functions within the extracellular matrix.Neglecting the time delay of FMOD secretion into the extracellular matrix and solely relying on intracellular FMOD expression analysis may lead to inaccurate results.This issue affects Figures 1,3,4,5, and 6 and compromises the interpretation of the role of FMOD in matrix stiffness-induced degeneration of the nucleus pulposus.The authors sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused by this withdrawal.