Furthermore, MERS-CoV infection can lead to the production of inflammatory cytokines, while resveratrol can reduce inflammation by interfering and inhibiting the NF-KB pathway (nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells) protein complex functioning as a transcription factor that has a key role in regulating the immune response to infections, inflammatory processes, autoimmune diseases, septic shocks, viral infections, diseases of the immune system, and tumor processes. This evidence concerns the gene NFKB1 and infection.