Progressively increasing expression of miR-92a in serum from healthy individuals via T2DM to T2DM with CAD showed positive correlations with NF-κB p65 expression and the level of proinflammatory cytokines, including ET-1, MCP-1, and ICAM-1, in patients with T2DM and CAD [300]. Here, NFKB1 is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.