LncRNAs are Involved in the Process of Atherosclerosis at Diverse Levels

Arq Bras Cardiol. 2022 Jun 10;118(6):1134-1140. doi: 10.36660/abc.20201383. eCollection 2022.
[Article in English, Portuguese]

Abstract

Atherosclerosis is the most common cause of cardiovascular disease globally, associated with a high incidence of clinical events. Accumulating evidence has elucidated that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) as a novel class of transcripts with critical roles in the pathophysiological processes of atherosclerosis. In this review, we summarize the recent progress of lncRNAs in the development of atherosclerosis. We mainly describe the diverse regulatory mechanisms of lncRNAs at the transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels. This study may provide helpful insights about lncRNAs as therapeutic targets or biomarkers for atherosclerosis treatment.

A aterosclerose é a causa mais comum de doença cardiovascular em todo o mundo, ela está associada a uma alta incidência de eventos clínicos. O acúmulo de evidências elucidou que os RNAs longos não codificantes (LncRNAs) são uma nova classe de transcritos com papéis críticos nos processos fisiopatológicos da aterosclerose. Nesta revisão, resumimos o progresso recente dos LncRNAs no desenvolvimento da aterosclerose. Descrevemos principalmente os diversos mecanismos regulatórios dos LncRNAs nos níveis transcricionais e pós-transcricionais. Este estudo pode fornecer informações úteis sobre os LncRNAs como alvos terapêuticos ou biomarcadores para o tratamento da aterosclerose.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Atherosclerosis* / genetics
  • Humans
  • RNA, Long Noncoding* / genetics

Substances

  • RNA, Long Noncoding

Grants and funding

O presente estudo foi financiado por “Thirteenth Five-Year Plan” of Guangdong Province Educational Science (No. 2020GXJK441), the Project of Traditional Chinese Medicine Bureau of Guangdong Province (CN) (No. 20191228 to ZY), the Science and Technology Planning Project of Tianhe District, Guangzhou City (No.201704KW011), the Young Plants Project, Hospital scientific research fund of the People’s Hospital of Huadu District, Guangzhou (NO.2020C03)