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. 2020 Aug 3;115(5):52. doi: 10.1007/s00395-020-0816-0

Table 2.

A summary of the in vitro and in vivo effects of lncRNAs on cardiomyocyte prolfieration and their mechanism of action

lncRNA In vitro effects In vivo effects Mechanism of action
Positive regulators
NR_045363 CM proliferation ↑

CM proliferation ↑

Post-MI infarct area ↓

Post-MI cardiac function ↑

Sponge

 Sponges miR-216a

 Blocks JAK2/STAT3 pathway

Sirt1 AS lncRNA

CM proliferation ↑

CM apoptosis ↓

CM number ↑

CM cross-sectional area ↓

CM proliferation ↑

CM apoptosis ↓

CM cross-sectional area ↓

Post-MI overall survival ↑

Post-MI infarct size ↓

Post-MI cardiac function ↑

mRNA stabilization

 Stabilizes Sirt1 mRNA

 Increases Sirt1 protein levels

ECRAR

CM proliferation ↑

CM number ↑

CM volume ↔ 

CM proliferation ↑

Capillary and arteriole density ↑

Post-MI infarct size ↓

Post-MI fibrosis ↓

Post-MI cardiac function ↑

Signal

 Regulated by E2F1

 Mediates ERK1/2 phosphorylation

 ERK1/2 increase the transcription of cell   Cycle progression genes

Negative regulators
CPR

CM proliferation ↓

CM number ↓

CM proliferation ↓

CM number ↓

Post-MI cardiac function ↓

Post-MI scar area ↓

Post-MI CM apoptosis ↑

Heart regeneration in neonates ↓

Guide

 Interacts directly with DNMT3A

 DNMT3A methylate MCM3 promoter

 MCM3 is downregulated

CRRL

CM proliferation ↓

CM cross-sectional area ↔ 

CM proliferation ↓

Post-MI cardiac function ↓

Post-MI scar area ↑

Post-MI fibrosis ↑

Sponge

 Sponges miR-199a-3p

 Activates HOPX

 Mediates Gata4 deacetylation

CAREL

CM proliferation ↓

(hiPSC-CM)

CM proliferation ↓

CM cross-sectional area ↑

Post-MI cardiac function ↑

Post-MI scar area ↓

Heart regeneration in neonates ↓

Sponge

 Sponges miR-296

 Increases the expression of genes  Trp53inp1 and Itm2a

DACH1

CM proliferation ↓

(hiPSC-CM)

CM proliferation↓

CM cross-sectional area ↑

Post-MI cardiac function ↑

Post-MI scar size ↓

Heart regeneration in neonates ↓

Decoy

 Inactivates PP1A

 Mediates YAP1 phosphorylation

 Block the Hippo pathway

AZIN2-sv CM proliferation ↓

CM proliferation ↓

CM cross-sectional area ↔ 

Post-MI cardiac function ↑

Post-MI scar area ↓

Post-MI fibrosis ↓

Sponge and protein stabilization

 Binds and stabilizes PTEN

 Sponges miR-214

CM Cardiomyocyte, MI myocardial infarction, hiPSC human-induced pluripotent stem cells