Abstract
The Journal Editors and SAGE Publishing hereby issue an expression of concern for the following article:
Zhao G, Wang Y, Yang C, et al. Interplay between autophagy and apoptosis in lycorine hydrochloride-induced cytotoxicity of HCT116 cells. Natural Product Communications. 2019;14(7). doi:10.1177/1934578X19862100
SAGE Publishing was notified of a PubPeer discussion that raised concerns about the following:
In Figure 4a, the Bcl-2 panel appears to be a duplicate of Figure 8a's Cleaved Caspase-3 panel when rotated 180 degrees.
Despite multiple attempts at contacting the authors, SAGE Publishing has not received a response to our request for an explanation.
This expression of concern will remain until our concerns have been resolved.