Abstract
At the request of the Sage, the authors and the Journal Editor, the following article has been retracted:
Iebba V, Nicoletti M, Schippa S. Gut Microbiota and the Immune System: An Intimate Partnership in Health and Disease. International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology. 2012;25(4):823-833. doi:10.1177/039463201202500401
Sage was contacted by a reader with concerns that this article contains significant textual overlap without appropriate attribution. Sage was also alerted to a conversation on Pubpeer highlighting similar concerns. The overlap was reported in relation to the following publications:
1) Round JL, Mazmanian SK. The gut microbiota shapes intestinal immune responses during health and disease. Nature reviews immunology. 2009 ;9(5):313-23. https://doi.org/10.1038/nri2515
2) Bik EM. Composition and function of the human-associated microbiota. Nutrition reviews. 2009; 67(suppl_2): S164-71.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-4887.2009.00237.x
3) Gareau MG, Sherman PM, Walker WA. Probiotics and the gut microbiota in intestinal health and disease. Nature reviews Gastroenterology & hepatology. 2010 ;7(9):503-14. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2010.117
4) Blaser MJ, Falkow S. What are the consequences of the disappearing human microbiota? Nature Reviews Microbiology. 2009; 7(12): 887-94. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro2245
When the authors were contacted for their comments regarding these concerns, they requested a retraction of their article.
The authors did not respond when notified of the retraction.