The functions of LncRNA in the heart

Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. Recently, increasing evidence has demonstrated that various lncRNAs play critical roles in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases, including myocardial ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury. LncRNAs are transcripts longer than 200 nucleotides. They are considered a class of dynamic noncoding RNAs known to be involved in physiological and pathological conditions with...