TABLE 2.

LncRNAs in the regulation of foam cells and lipid accumulation.

MicroRNA	Target	Function	References
DYNLRB2-2	ABCA1, TLR2	Inhibiting inflammation and increasing cholesterol efflux	(165)
LOC286367	ABCA1	Increasing cholesterol efflux	(166)
CDKN2B-AS1	ABCA1	Increasing cholesterol efflux	(167, 168)
TUG1	ABCA1	Increasing cholesterol efflux	(169)
AC096664.3	ABCG1	HDL biogenesis, cholesterol efflux	(170)
ENST00000602558.1	ABCG1	HDL biogenesis, cholesterol efflux	(171)
GAS5	EZH2, ABCA1	Increasing cholesterol efflux	(172)
PCA3	miR-140-5p, ABCA1	Increasing cholesterol efflux	(173)
HOTAIR	miR-330-5p, CD36	Lipid uptake and foam cell formation	(174)
MALAT1	CD36	Lipid uptake and foam cell formation	(175)