Knockdown of LINC01128 Downregulates FUT8 to Inhibit OxLDL-Induced Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Apoptosis in Atherosclerosis.

Background: The apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) contributes to the progression of atherosclerosis (AS). Long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 1128 (LINC01128) has been implicated in AS, and this study aims to uncover the role and mechanism of LINC01128 in regulating oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL)-induced VSMCs.

Methods: The position of LINC01128 in cells and its target genes were predicted using bioinformatics.