[Expression of Concern] Electroacupuncture at GV20‑GB7 regulates mitophagy to protect against neurological deficits following intracerebral hemorrhage via inhibition of apoptosis

Guan,Ruiqiao; Li,Zhihao; Dai,Xiaohong; Zou,Wei; Yu,Xueping; Liu,Hao; Chen,Qiuxin; Teng,Wei; Liu,Peng; Liu,Xiaoying; Dong,Shanshan

doi:10.3892/mmr.2026.13870

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[Expression of Concern] Electroacupuncture at GV20‑GB7 regulates mitophagy to protect against neurological deficits following intracerebral hemorrhage via inhibition of apoptosis

Authors:
- Ruiqiao Guan
- Zhihao Li
- Xiaohong Dai
- Wei Zou
- Xueping Yu
- Hao Liu
- Qiuxin Chen
- Wei Teng
- Peng Liu
- Xiaoying Liu
- Shanshan Dong
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Affiliations: Department of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, P.R. China, Department of Clinical Medicine, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, P.R. China, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 315099, P.R. China

Copyright: © Guan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY 4.0].
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Published online on: April 1, 2026

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Following the publication of this paper, it was drawn to the Editor’s attention by a concerned reader that, in comparing the bar charts shown in Fig. 2D and F on p. 5 representing the quantification of the western blot data featured in Fig. 2C and E respectively, these bar charts were strikingly similar, suggesting that the same chart may have erroneously been included in this figure twice to represent the different experimental conditions. The authors have been contacted by the Editorial Office to offer an explanation for this apparent anomaly in the presentation of the data in this paper, and we are awaiting their response. 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 these potential problems while the Editorial Office continues to investigate this matter further. [Molecular Medicine Reports 24: 492, 2021; DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2021.12131]

Mol Med Rep 24: [Related article:] 492, 2021; DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2021.12131

Following the publication of this paper, it was drawn to the Editor's attention by a concerned reader that, in comparing the bar charts shown in Fig. 2D and F on p. 5 representing the quantification of the western blot data featured in Fig. 2C and E respectively, these bar charts were strikingly similar, suggesting that the same chart may have erroneously been included in this figure twice to represent the different experimental conditions.

The authors have been contacted by the Editorial Office to offer an explanation for this apparent anomaly in the presentation of the data in this paper, and we are awaiting their response. 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 these potential problems while the Editorial Office continues to investigate this matter further.

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International Journal of Molecular Medicine

International Journal of Oncology

Molecular Medicine Reports

Oncology Reports

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Oncology Letters

Biomedical Reports

Molecular and Clinical Oncology

World Academy of Sciences Journal

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International Journal of Epigenetics

Medicine International

[Expression of Concern] Electroacupuncture at GV20‑GB7 regulates mitophagy to protect against neurological deficits following intracerebral hemorrhage via inhibition of apoptosis

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