Recent studies have found that UCA1 promotes bladder cancer cell migration and invasion via the miR-145/zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1 and 2 (ZEB1/2) and miR-145/fascin actin-bundling protein 1 (FSCN1) pathways [29] and promotes the EMT of bladder cancer cells via the miR-143/high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) pathway [30]. Here, HMGB1 is linked to urinary bladder carcinoma.