NFKB1 and acute respiratory distress syndrome: In Sushan Yang’s research, they fathomed 5-methoxyflavone-induced AMPKα activation inhibits NF-κB and P38 MAPK signaling to attenuate influenza A virus-mediated inflammation and lung injury [28], which indicated that blocking NF-κB signaling pathway might be a therapeutic target for sepsis-induced ALI.