Aim:Ischemia-reperfusion IR injury has a major effect on the pathophysiology of stroke. Colorectal tumor differential expression (CRNDE) is an upregulated lncRNA in cerebral ischemic injury. We examined the role and mechanism of CRNDE in brain injury induced by ischemic-reperfusion.Material and Methods:Sh-SY5Y cells were cultured, and oxygen and glucose deprivation/reperfusion (OGD/R) injury tests were performed. The effects on SH-SY5Y cells were evaluated by the Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay, qPCR, apoptosis analysis, western blot analysis, ELISA, a luciferase reporter assay, and an RNA pull-down assay.Results:Knockdown of CRBDE ameliorated SH-SY5Y cell impairment induced by OGD/R. CRNDE, the target of mir-489-3p, was directly bound to FOXO3. Mir-489-3p knockdown partially reversed OGD/R-mediated impairment in CRBDE knockdown SH-SY5Y cells.Conclusion:The results indicate that knockdown of lncRNA CRNDE ameliorates apoptosis and the inflammatory response in ischemia-reperfusion-induced brain injury through the mir-489-3p/FOXO3 axis. LncRNA CRNDE may represent a novel therapeutic target for brain injury.