Silent players, loud impact: unveiling the therapeutic potentials of LncRNAs

Abstract

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a class of RNA transcripts that are long (i.e., more than 200 nucleotides) and not translated into proteins. They have recently emerged as potential treatment targets for numerous disorders due to their involvement in multiple cellular functions such as gene regulation, epigenetic modulation, and chromatin organization. This review highlights the current state of lncRNA-based therapeutics, the potential of lncRNAs as drug targets for treating human diseases, the various strategies and types of RNA-based therapeutics, and the complications of developing lncRNA-based drugs. We conclude that lncRNA-based therapeutics represent a promising class of drugs that can potentially treat various human diseases and that further research is needed to fully realize their therapeutic potential.