miR-139-5p Sponged by LncRNA NEAT1 Regulates Liver Fibrosis via Targeting β-Catenin/SOX9/TGF-β1 Pathway

Scientists demonstrated that the expression of lncRNA NEAT1 was increased and the expression of miR-139-5p was decreased in fibrotic liver tissues. LncRNA NEAT1 could sponge miR-139-5p and promoted hepatic stellate cells activation by directly inhibiting the expression of miR-139-5p.