In addition, post-treatment with NaB dramatically reduces histological changes such as the collagen deposition and fibrosis, while also diminishing the expression levels of α-SMA, iNOS, eNOS, fibronectin, collagen I, NFκB, TGFβ1, DNA damage and apoptosis in the diabetic kidney [40]. This evidence concerns the gene NFKB1 and diabetes mellitus.