[Expression of Concern] Suppression of SIK1 by miR‑141 in human ovarian cancer cell lines and tissues
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- Jin-Long Chen
- Fang Chen
- Ting-Ting Zhang
- Nai-Fu Liu
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Affiliations: School of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan-Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Shandong Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong 250117, P.R. China, Wei Fang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong 261100, P.R. China, Shandong Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong 250117, P.R. China
- Published online on: September 4, 2025 https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2025.5627
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Following the publication of this paper, for the western blots shown in Fig. 1A, where the expression levels of salt‑inducible kinase 1 were detected in ovarian cancer tissues, it was drawn to the Editor's attention by a concerned reader that the β‑actin loading controls for patients 4, 6 and 7 were strikingly similar in appearance. Moreover, several of the protein bands in this figure were strikingly similar to data which subsequently appeared in another paper written by different authors at different research institutes that was published in the journal Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, although this paper has since been retracted. The authors were contacted by the Editorial Office to offer an explanation for this apparent anomaly in the presentation of the data in this paper, although up to this time, no response from the authors has been forthcoming. Owing to the fact that the Editorial Office has been made aware of potential issues surrounding the scientific integrity of this paper, we are issuing an Expression of Concern to notify readers of this potential problem while the Editorial Office continues to investigate this matter further. [International Journal of Molecular Medicine 37: 1601‑1610, 2016; DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2016.2553]
Int J Mol Med 37: [Related article:] 1601-1610, 2016; DOI:
10.3892/ijmm.2016.2553
Following the publication of this paper, for the
western blots shown in Fig. 1A, where the expression levels of
salt-inducible kinase 1 were detected in ovarian cancer tissues, it
was drawn to the Editor's attention by a concerned reader that the
β-actin loading controls for patients 4, 6 and 7 were strikingly
similar in appearance. Moreover, several of the protein bands in
this figure were strikingly similar to data which subsequently
appeared in another paper written by different authors at different
research institutes that was published in the journal
Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, although this paper
has since been retracted.
The authors were contacted by the Editorial Office to
offer an explanation for this apparent anomaly in the presentation
of the data in this paper, although up to this time, no response
from the authors has been forthcoming. Owing to the fact that the
Editorial Office has been made aware of potential issues
surrounding the scientific integrity of this paper, we are issuing
an Expression of Concern to notify readers of this potential
problem while the Editorial Office continues to investigate this
matter further.
