CXCL5 mRNA level was dynamically down-regulated in LBX2-AS1-silenced GC cells, however, miR-4766-5p inhibitor abolished LBX2-AS1 knockdown-mediated CXCL5 downregulation in BGC-823 and SGC-7901 cells (Fig. 7a). Here, CXCL5 is linked to gastric cancer.