Table 3.

Examples of lncRNAs implicated in glucose metabolism alteration in female reproductive system cancers.

lncRNA	Deregulation	Functions and Targets	Reference
NRCP	Upregulated in ovarian cancers	Acts as an intermediate binder between STAT1 and RNA polymerase II; increases the expression of glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI), aldolase A (ALDOA) and aldolase C (ALDOC)	[84]
GHET1	Upregulated in ovarian cancers	Interacts with the E3 ubiquitin ligase von Hippel-Lindau (VHL); prevents VHL-mediated HIF1α-degradation; promotes glucose uptake and lactate production	[27]
H19	Upregulated in ginsenoside 20(S)-Rg3-treated ovarian cancers	Sponges miR-324-5p; upregulates PKM2; increases glucose uptake and lactate production	[34]
UCA1	Upregulated in radioresistant cervical cancer	Upregulates HK2	[85]