Moreover, RT-qPCR results illustrated that knockdown of LINC00261 resulted in increased expression levels of miR-522-3p in myocardial cells (P < 0.01) (Figure 3(c)), indicating that LINC00261 could bind with miR-522-3p in cardiomyocytes after MI. Here, LINC00261 is linked to myocardial infarction.