Mol Med Rep 9: [Related article:] 1834–1838, 2014; DOI:
10.3892/mmr.2014.2051
An interested reader of an article published in the
journal Circulation Research [Krishnamurthy P, Rajasingh J,
Lambers E, Qin G, Losordo DW and Kishore R: L-10 inhibits
inflammation and attenuates left ventricular remodeling after
myocardial infarction via activation of STAT3 and suppression of
HuR. Circ Res 104: e9-18, 2008] drew to our attention that data
featured in their paper had appeared subsequently in the
abovementioned article by Yin et al in Molecular Medicine
Reports in 2014. Specifically, Fig. 1 in the Mol Med Rep paper
included the same histograms as those featured in Fig. 2 in the
Circ Res paper; Fig. 2 in the Mol Med Rep paper contained data
derived from Fig. 1 in the Circ Res paper; and Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig.
5 in both papers shared a substantial amount of the same data.
Following an internal investigation, the Journal was
able to confirm that this accusation of plagiarism was
well-founded. On those grounds, the Editor of Molecular Medicine
Reports has decided to retract this paper. The authors were asked
for an explanation to account for these concerns, but the Editorial
Office did not receive a reply. The Editor deeply regrets the
grievance that this matter has caused to the authors of the
previously published article, and also any inconvenience caused to
the readership of the Journal.
