RELA and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: The mean mRNA expression of p65 followed a different pattern, with the CG showing the lowest values and the asthma group the highest (−ΔCT CG = −12.122 ± 3.930; −ΔCT COPD = −10.537 ± 3.917; −ΔCT asthma = −9.873 ± 1.815) (Figure 1B).