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ReviewFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2025

LncRNA CHRF: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potentials in cardiovascular diseases, cancers and fibrosis.

Jie Mou, Chuntao Luo, Wen Zhang, Yin Shao, Juan Pei, Yaqin Chen, Xin Guo, Yonghong Fan, Hongyu Sun

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Review in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Jie MouCollege of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Chuntao LuoDepartment of General Surgery, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, China.
Wen ZhangClinical Biobank Center and Laboratory Animal Center, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yin ShaoClinical Biobank Center and Laboratory Animal Center, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Juan PeiCollege of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yaqin ChenClinical Biobank Center and Laboratory Animal Center, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Xin GuoClinical Biobank Center and Laboratory Animal Center, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yonghong FanClinical Biobank Center and Laboratory Animal Center, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Hongyu SunCollege of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long non-coding RNAs (LncRNA), exceeding 200 nucleotides in size, have emerged as important regulators of genes involved in multiple biological functions including cell growth, migration, invasion, drug resistance and apoptosis. They are increasingly being explored in human diseases. Notably, the recently identified LncRNA Cardiac hypertrophy-related factor (CHRF) has gained attention for its involvement in the molecular mechanisms of various diseases. CHRF was originally identified as a contributive LncRNA in cardiovascular diseases. Subsequent studies also revealed that it exerts an important role in promoting fibrosis and drug resistance. However, CHRF exhibits oncogenic functions in numerous cancers, including Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Colorectal cancer (CRC), Ovarian cancer (OC), Gastric cancer (GC), indicating its crucial roles in cancer progression. CHRF exhibits tremendous potential as both therapeutic target and diagnostic biomarker, particularly in cardiomyopathy, fibrosis, and cancer. To enhance our comprehensive understanding, this review synthesizes the pathophysiological mechanisms associated with CHRF and discusses its biological significance and clinical implication. Additionally, This review provides a comprehensive discussion on therapeutic strategies based on Non-coding RNA targets and discuss the potential of targeting CHRF, which is expected to offer readers a research approach for identifying the correct target strategies.

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cancercardiovascular diseasesfibrosislong non-coding RNA CHRFmolecular mechanismtarget strategies

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PMID40612103
PMCPMC12222097

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