A study indicated a correlation between septic shock and acute kidney injury (AKI), revealing that the genes PTX3, VMP1, OLFM4, SLPI, TIMP1, LCN2, and S100A9 are strongly correlated with novel biomarkers implicated in the onset and progression of sepsis‐associated acute kidney injury (SSAKI) [14]. The gene discussed is SLPI; the disease is acute kidney injury.