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近日,加拿大泌尿科领域的一位知名学者——Martin Gleave教授,因其与他人合著的数十篇论文被指控存在数据重复问题而引发广泛关注。这一事件起源于PubPeer网站上的匿名评论,随后迅速发酵,引起了多家学术期刊的警觉和调查。
数据重复疑云笼罩顶尖学者
Martin Gleave教授,作为加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚大学的教授、温哥华前列腺中心的联合创始人,因其在前列腺癌治疗领域的杰出贡献而被授予加拿大勋章。然而,近期他却陷入了论文数据重复的争议之中。
Martin Gleave
据统计,已有30篇由Gleave教授与他人合著的论文被标记为疑似存在数据重复问题。这些论文涵盖了前列腺癌、肾细胞癌等多个研究领域,其中不乏发表于《British Journal of Cancer》、《Nature Communications》等权威期刊的文章。
期刊发布关切声明,原始数据难寻
面对这一指控,多家学术期刊迅速作出反应。其中,《British Journal of Cancer》率先发表了对Gleave教授与他人合作的一篇论文“Clusterin inhibition using OGX-011 synergistically enhances antitumour activity of sorafenib in a human renal cell carcinoma model”的关切声明。该声明指出,论文中的蛋白质印迹图像之间存在相似性,且原始数据已不再可用。因此,期刊建议读者在解读这些结果时保持谨慎。
此外,Springer Nature旗下的其他期刊,如《Oncogene》、《Cell Death and Differentiation》等,也涉及其中。这些期刊均表示正在对此事进行调查,并将根据调查结果采取适当行动。
4 篇发表在Springer Nature 期刊上的论文:
Novel inhibition of AKR1C3 and androgen receptor axis by PTUPB synergizes enzalutamide treatment in advanced prostate cancer, Oncogene, 2023
Clusterin facilitates stress-induced lipidation of LC3 and autophagosome biogenesis to enhance cancer cell survival, Nature Communications, 2014
Hsp27 silencing coordinately inhibits proliferation and promotes Fas-induced apoptosis by regulating the PEA-15 molecular switch, Cell Death and Differentiation, 2012
Heat shock protein 27 confers resistance to androgen ablation and chemotherapy in prostate cancer cells through eIF4E, Oncogene, 2010
常任合作者解释原因,归咎于学生疏忽
两人合作文章:
Consensus PP1 binding motifs regulate transcriptional corepression and alternative RNA splicing activities of the steroid receptor coregulators, p54nrb and PSF, Molecular Endocrinology, 2011
Prostate stromal cells express the progesterone receptor to control cancer cell mobility, PLoS ONE, 2014
UGT2B17 Expedites Progression of Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancers by Promoting Ligand-Independent AR Signaling, Cancer Research, 2016
Catalytic inhibitors of DNA topoisomerase II suppress the androgen receptor signaling and prostate cancer progression, Oncotarget, 2015
Downregulation of c-SRC kinase CSK promotes castration resistant prostate cancer and pinpoints a novel disease subclass, Oncotarget, 2015
Expression and function of the progesterone receptor in human prostate stroma provide novel insights to cell proliferation control, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2013
多期刊未回应更正请求,学者坚持结论无误
参考信息
https://retractionwatch.com/2024/12/23/journals-investigating-dozens-of-papers-by-leading-canadian-urologists/#more-130569