NFKB1 and atherosclerosis: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a critical part in the regulation of the expression of multiple promoters and anti-inflammatory genes involved in atherosclerosis, via inducing low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation, foam cell formation, and activation of many redox-sensitive transcription factors including NF-κB and activating protein 1 (Van-Assche et al., 2011).