Review Article

Long Noncoding RNAs in Pathological Cardiac Remodeling: A Review of the Update Literature

Table 1

LncRNAs involved in vascular remodeling.

TypeCellular
origin
LncRNAsRegulationTarget
genes
Related
functions
References

HypertensionVSMCTUG1miR-145-5ppromote migration and proliferation of VSMCsShi et al.[28]
VSMCAK098656myosin heavy chain-11/ fibronectin-1promote VSMC phenotypic switchJin et al. [29]
VSMCTRPV1PI3K/Aktinhibit VSMC
phenotypic modulation
Zhang et al. [30]
VSMC/ECGAS5β-cateninaffect endothelial activation proliferation, andVSMC phenotypic conversionWang et al. [31]
VSMCGiverNr4a3promote oxidative stress, VSMC proliferation and vascular inflammationDas et al. [32]
VSMCLnc-Ang362miR221/222promote VSMC proliferationLeung et al. [33]

AtherosclerosisVSMCH19ACP5
Wnt/β-catenin
promote VSMC proliferation and inhibit apoptosisHuang et al. [9]
Zhang et al. [11]
VSMC/EC/
Macrophage
TUG1miR-21/PTEN
miR-133a
miR26a/FGF1
promote VSMC proliferation,
facilitate EC/ macrophage apoptosis
Li et al. [37]
Chen et al. [38]
Zhang et al. [39]
VSMCUCA1miR-26a/PTENsuppress VSMC proliferationTian et al. [40]
VSMCMEG3miR-26a/Smad1suppress VSMC proliferationBai et al. [41]
VSMCAPPATmiR-647,
miR-135b
affect VSMC phenotype shiftMeng et al. [14]
VSMClincRNA-p21P53regulate neointima formation, VSMC proliferation and apoptosisWu et al. [42]
VSMCNeat1SM-contractile genemodulate VSMC phenotype conversionAhmed et al. [43]

Arterial aneurysmVSMCHIF1A-AS1caspase-3regulate VSMC apoptosisHe et al. [47]
VSMClincRNA-p21TGF-β1 signalinghinder proliferation and promote apoptosis of VSMCsHu et al. [48]

VSMC: vascular smooth muscle cell; EC: endothelial cell; TUG1: taurine upregulated 1; TRPV1: transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1; GAS5: growth block specificity 5; Giver: growth factor-and proinflammatory cytokine–induced vascular cell-expressed lncRNA; UCA1: urothelial carcinoma-associated; MEG3: maternally expressed gene 3; APPAT: atherosclerotic plaque pathogenesis associated transcript; lincRNA-p21: long intergenic noncoding RNA-p21; Neat1: nuclear paraspeckle assembly transcript 1; HIF1A-AS1: HIF1 alpha-antisense RNA1; ACP5: acid phosphatase 5; SM: smooth muscle.