NFKB1 and kidney disorder: In this sense, it its known that NF-κB activates many of the genes involved in the inflammatory response network that are pivotal in the pathogenesis of vascular injury [9], and that activated NF-κB could have a role in the progression of kidney diseases [10], thus suggesting that NF-κB activation could be the physiological link among vascular injury and the development of renal diseases.