Chen et al. (2018) have revealed that GAS5 acts as a ceRNA for miR-137 to block activation of the Notch1 signaling pathway; thereby, decreasing neuron cell survival in the ischemic stroke mice model; however, it is not clear whether GAS5 acts as a ceRNA for miRNAs in the development of SCI. Here, GAS5 is linked to ischemic stroke.