Effects of miR-155 on proliferation and apoptosis by regulating FoxO3a/BIM in liver cancer cell line HCCLM3
Authors: W-W Liao
C Zhang
W-J Wang
F-R Liu
Journal: European review for medical and pharmacological sciences (2020)
Discipline: PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY
Keywords: miR-155; proliferation; apoptosis; FoxO3a; BIM
Affiliations: Department of Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

Abstract:  The article "Effects of miR-155 on proliferation and apoptosis by regulating FoxO3a/BIM in liver cancer cell line HCCLM3, by W.-W. Liao, C. Zhang, F.-R. Liu, W.-J. Wang, published in Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2018; 22 (5): 1277-1285. DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201803_14468. PMID: 29565484." has been withdrawn from the authors. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. https://www.europeanreview.org/article/14468. 

Retracted: No

PubPeer comments:
 This article has been withdrawn and the link to the PDF has been removed. The journal writes:  *The article u201cEffects of miR-155 on proliferation and apoptosis by regulating FoxO3a BIM in liver cancer cell line HCCLM3, by W.-W. Liao, C. Zhang, F.-R. Liu, W.-J. Wang, published in Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2018; 22 (5): 1277-1285. DOI: 10.26355 eurrev_201803_14468. PMID: 29565484.u201d has been withdrawn from the authors.* * The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.* It is unfortunate, and not according to COPE guideline, that the journal has removed the PDF. Luckily, the PDF was captured by the WayBackMachine, and can be found here: https: web.archive.org web 20200215102933 https: www.europeanreview.org wp wp-content uploads 1277-1285-1.pdf It appears to be part of the Paper Mill #2, AKA the Paint It Black Paper Mill, described by Smut Clyde on Leonid Schneider s blog For Better Science: https: forbetterscience.com 2020 02 27 dark-satanic-papermills Here is part of Figure 2 as an illustration of the pitch black Western blots and particular shape of the flow cytometry plots.  , 
  [Decision on handling misconduct cases investigated and handled in 2021 (second batch)](http: www.nsfc.gov.cn publish portal0 tab434 info81402.htm) [Google Translate] ------------------------------------------------------- Regarding the violation of scientific research ethics in publishing papers against Liao Wenwei and others Standardize, write essays on behalf of others, sign falsely, and bid for other peopleu2019s funds without authorization Decisions on handling issues such as item numbers The Supervision Committee of the National Natural Science Foundation of China reviewed the retracted paper by Liao Wenwei of Sun Yat-Sen University  WW Liao*, C Zhang, FR Liu, WJ Wang. Effects of miR-155 on proliferation and apoptosis by regulating FoxO3a BIM in liver cancer cell line HCCLM3. European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences. 2018, 22(5): 1277-1285.u201d (marked with fund number K0226004, marked incorrectly, should be 81371693) The organization launched an investigation for suspected academic misconduct. After investigation, Liao Wenwei, the first and corresponding author of the paper, collected clinical samples without ethical approval, and commissioned a third-party company to do experiments and write papers at his own expense. In addition, Liao Wenwei also signed someone else as the author without authorization, and marked the project number of the National Natural Science Foundation of other people without authorization. ,