LncRNA NR_033515, competitively binding to miR-743b-5p, is engaged in fibrosis, EMT, and proliferation in DKD as evidenced by the rise in fibrogenic proteins and epithelial cell markers such P38, α-SMA, FN, E-cadherin, as well as mesenchymal marker Vimentin (108). Here, FN1 is linked to diabetic kidney disease.