The lncRNAs THRIL, NeST, NEAT, and lincRNA-Cox2 can participate in immune responses against viral infection mainly through regulating the expression of TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL8, and inflammatory response, respectively (Carpenter et al., 2013; Gomez et al., 2013; Imamura et al., 2014; Li et al., 2014). Here, IFNG-AS1 is linked to viral infectious disease.