The Editor-in-Chief has retracted this article after concerns were raised about the data reported. Specifically: In Fig. 3, panel D appears to be a magnified detail of the image shown in panel E, despite their respective captions stating they show the same magnification. In Fig. 11, all three panels show unnatural repeating details. In Fig. 3, panel D appears to be a magnified detail of the image shown in panel E, despite their respective captions stating they show the same magnification. In Fig. 11, all three panels show unnatural repeating details. The Editor-in-Chief therefore no longer has confidence in the reliability of the data reported. Authors Sadia Rehman, Asadullah Madni, Faisal Usman, M. Rafi Raza, Faiz Ahmad, and Hina Shoukat disagree with this retraction. Authors Qazi Adnan Jameel, Hamdan Aali, and Afifa Shafiq did not respond. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists 2024.