RELA and atherosclerosis: Studies of the mechanobiochemical signalingpathways and interactions involved in the progression of atherosclerosis provide valuable information for thedevelopment of approaches that delay or block the development of this disease.Key words: atherogenesis; shear stress; transcription factor NF-κB; RelA expression; mechanosensitive receptors;cell adhesion molecules; signaling pathways; mechanotransduction.