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]. Here, VMP1 is linked to acute kidney injury.