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LncRNA LOC103694972 promotes fibrosis of NRK-49F cells by regulating STAT3-dependent Smad/CTGF pathway via targeting miR-29c-3p

YAN LI¹, HUZHI CAI², XIAOLING PENG³, YOUHUI LIU⁴, QINGYANG CHEN⁴, XIANGDONG LIN⁵, XINYU CHEN^6,*

1 Department of Vascular and Tumor Intervention, The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410007, China
2 Department of Intensive Care Unit, The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410007, China
3 Department of Nursing Research, The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410007, China
4 Department of Intensivie Care Unit, The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410007, China
5 Department of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410007, China
6 Department of Preventive Treatment Center, The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410007, China

* Corresponding Author: XINYU CHEN. Email: