Long noncoding RNA growth arrest‐specific transcript 5 alleviates renal fibrosis in diabetic nephropathy by downregulating matrix metalloproteinase 9 through recruitment of enhancer of zeste homolog 2

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a frequently occurred microvascular complication associated with type I and type II diabetes mellitus. The participation of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) in diabetes-related microvascular complications has been reported extensively. We attempted to unveil the possible regulatory mechanism of lncRNA growth arrest-specific transcript 5 (GAS5) and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9), an important inflammatory protein, in...