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Table 10 BiP protein expression.

From: Cigarette smoke induces endoplasmic reticulum stress and the unfolded protein response in normal and malignant human lung cells

  

Cellular Compartment

 

Diagnostic Group

N

Normal

Tumor

P-Value

Small Cell Carcinoma

5

0.90 ± 0.50

1.37 ± 3.06

0.6116

Non-Small Cell Carcinoma

95

1.26 ± 1.48

4.39 ± 2.92

< 0.0001*

Mixed Carcinoma

9

0.37 ± 0.51

5.27 ± 3.20

< 0.0001*

  1. Mean immunostaining levels (± SD) and results of statistical testing for differences between the normal and tumor cell compartments for each diagnostic group.
  2. *Statistically significant (α = 0.05)