ZFAS1 and rheumatoid arthritis: This inhibition of autophagy leads to the suppression of cell apoptosis and FLS proliferation.254 Moreover, in a study by Yang et al., it was found that ZFAS1 (lncRNA ZNFX1 antisense RNA) plays a regulatory role in FLS-RA through the miR-2682-5p/ADAMTS9 axis.