NFKB1 and COVID-19: Furthermore, characterization of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid immune cells from patients with COVID-19, were compared to healthy donors by using single-cell RNA sequencing and demonstrated proinflammatory monocyte-derived macrophages with an M1 profile with enhanced expression of NF-κB and STAT1/1, accompanied by high cytokine and chemokine expression [103].