Asiatic acid may also provide therapeutic latent energy for periodontitis through influencing the NF-κB signaling pathway and reducing the levels of related inflammatory factors (IL-8 ↓, IL-6 ↓, p-p65 ↓, p-IκBα ↓) (Hao et al., 2017). The gene discussed is NFKB1; the disease is periodontitis.