Expression of Concern raised about data integrity in study on Netrin-1 signaling pathway and blood-brain barrier in rats.
The Editors of the Journal of the American Heart Association ( JAHA ) are issuing an Expression of Concern regarding the article, “Netrin‐1 Preserves Blood–Brain Barrier Integrity Through Deleted in Colorectal Cancer/Focal Adhesion Kinase/RhoA Signaling Pathway Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Rats” (JAHA. 2017. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.116.005198 ). Concerns have been raised regarding the quality of data and images in the aforementioned article. The editors and Scientific Publishing Committee are in communication with the authors regarding the integrity of the image data, and Loma Linda University has confirmed the concerns are being reviewed. While we await the outcome of this review, we are publishing this Expression of Concern to indicate that the data and statements in the article may not be reliable.
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