TNF and Sepsis: Lnc‐MALAT1/miR‐125a axis was positively associated with Scr (r = .259, P < .001), CRP (r = .507, P < .001), TNF‐α (r = .413, P < .001), IL‐1β (r = .409, P < .001), IL‐6 (r = .409, P < .001), and IL‐8 (r = .421, P < .001), while negatively associated with albumin (r = −.307, P < .001) in sepsis patients (Table 2).