Retraction Note: The Effect of Ganoderma Lucidum Polysaccharide Extract on Sensitizing Prostate Cancer Cells to Flutamide and Docetaxel: An in Vitro Study (Scientific Reports, (2023), 13, 1, (18940), 10.1038/S41598-023-46118-8) Publisher Pubmed



Rahimnia R ; Akbari MR ; Yasseri AF ; Taheri D ; Mirzaei A ; Ghajar HA ; Farashah PD ; Baghdadabad LZ ; Aghamir SMK
Source: Scientific Reports Published:2026

Abstract

Retraction of: Scientific Reportshttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-46118-8, published online 02 November 2023 The Editors have retracted this Article. After publication, concerns were raised regarding the data presented in the Figures, specifically: Fig. 1 PC3 10um Doc appears to overlap with Fig. 1e of1; Fig. 1 LNCap 5um Doc and Flu-Doc images appear to overlap; Fig. 3A and B share similar features, and C and D appear highly similar; Fig. 4A LNCap 5µM Doc and LNCap Flu, Doc & Ganoderma lucidum plots appear highly similar; Fig. 4A PC3 10µM Doc and PC3 Doc + Ganoderma lucidum plots appear highly similar. A number of flow cytometry plots in Fig. 4A appear higly similar to those in Figs. 3 and 4 of1 and Fig. 5 of2, representing different cell lines and treatments; Fig. 6A 3 combination and 6B Flu+Doc images appear highly similar; Fig. 6A 5µM Doc and 6B 10µM Doc images appear to overlap; Fig. 6A 20µM GLP and 6B Doc+GLP images appear to overlap; Fig. 6A Flu+GLP and 6B Control-0 images appear to overlap with rotation; Fig. 7 20µM Flu, Flu+GLP and 3 combination images appear to originate from the same sample; Fig. 7 10µM Doc and 30µM GLP appear highly similar (with different brightness and contrast). Fig. 1 PC3 10um Doc appears to overlap with Fig. 1e of1; Fig. 1 LNCap 5um Doc and Flu-Doc images appear to overlap; Fig. 3A and B share similar features, and C and D appear highly similar; Fig. 4A LNCap 5µM Doc and LNCap Flu, Doc & Ganoderma lucidum plots appear highly similar; Fig. 4A PC3 10µM Doc and PC3 Doc + Ganoderma lucidum plots appear highly similar. A number of flow cytometry plots in Fig. 4A appear higly similar to those in Figs. 3 and 4 of1 and Fig. 5 of2, representing different cell lines and treatments; Fig. 6A 3 combination and 6B Flu+Doc images appear highly similar; Fig. 6A 5µM Doc and 6B 10µM Doc images appear to overlap; Fig. 6A 20µM GLP and 6B Doc+GLP images appear to overlap; Fig. 6A Flu+GLP and 6B Control-0 images appear to overlap with rotation; Fig. 7 20µM Flu, Flu+GLP and 3 combination images appear to originate from the same sample; Fig. 7 10µM Doc and 30µM GLP appear highly similar (with different brightness and contrast). The Editors therefore no longer have confidence in the presented data. Seyed Mohammad Kazem Aghamir agrees with this retraction. The other Authors have not responded to any correspondence from the Editors about this retraction. © The Publisher 2026.