STAT3 and lung cancer: However, recent evidence has demonstrated that lncRNAs can serve as sponges to titrate microRNAs (miRNAs) and prevent them from binding to mRNAs by acting as competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs).44 In the development of non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), previous studies have uncovered that MALAT1 can act as a ceRNA to modulate miR124/STAT3.43 Therefore, it is unclear whether there is a negative correlation between MALAT1 and some miRNAs in angiogenesis following I/R.