Compared to the untreated controls, the AKI + IA saline group had upregulation of NF-κB protein (1.5 ± 0.4 vs. 3.6 ± 0.6 relative expression, p > 0.05) and NF-κB mRNA (0.4 ± 0.1 vs. 5.9 ± 1.9 relative expression, p > 0.05). Here, NFKB1 is linked to acute kidney injury.