TNF and acute respiratory distress syndrome: The results showed that serum suPAR and RAGE levels were correlated with the severity of ARDS.38 Given the results reported by Yang et al,38 it is theoretically possible that whole saliva suPAR and TNF-α are correlated with an increased expression of AGEs in the UWS of patients with poorly-controlled compared vs well-controlled type-2 DM and non-diabetic controls.