LncRNA PCFL promotes cardiac fibrosis via miR-378/GRB2 pathway following myocardial infarction.

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a class of novel molecular regulators in cardiac development and diseases. However, the role of specific lncRNAs in cardiac fibrosis remains to be fully explored. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects and underlying mechanisms of lncRNA PCFL (pro-cardiac fibrotic lncRNA) on cardiac fibrosis after myocardial infarction (MI).