What question did this study set out to answer?

To assess the effects of melatonin on spinal cord injury-related functional and biochemical changes in the urinary bladder of rats.

February 20, 2026

EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: Melatonin Treatment Protects Against Spinal Cord Injury Induced Functional and Biochemical Changes in Rat Urinary Bladder

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To assess the effects of melatonin on spinal cord injury-related functional and biochemical changes in the urinary bladder of rats.
Investigation of prior experimental findings regarding melatonin treatment.
Review of specific figures from the published study for data validation.
Concerns raised about data overlap between specific figures.
Authors acknowledged the unavailability of original data.

Resumen

EXPRESSION OF CONCERN : M. Erşahin, Z. Özdemir, D. Özsavcı, et al., “Melatonin Treatment Protects Against Spinal Cord Injury Induced Functional and Biochemical Changes in Rat Urinary Bladder,” Journal of Pineal Research 59, no. 2 (2012): 340–348, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600‐079X.2011.00948.x . This Expression of Concern is for the above article, published online on 05 December 2011 in Wiley Online Library ( wileyonlinelibrary.com ), and has been issued by agreement between the journal Editor‐in‐Chief, Gianluca Tosini; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. A third party raised concerns of an overlap between Figures 8A and 8C. An investigation by the publisher confirmed these concerns. The authors responded to an inquiry by the publisher and stated the original data were no longer available. As such, the data related to this concern cannot be validated. This Expression of Concern has been published in order to inform and alert readers about the concerns in Figure 3. The authors were informed of this Expression of Concern.

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