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Table 3 phospho-eIF2α protein expression.

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

Diagnostic Group

N

Mean +/- SD

P-value

Normal

8

0

--

Small Cell Carcinoma

4

3.00 ± 4.13

0.0875

Non-Small Cell Carcinoma

93

2.61 ± 2.77

0.0025*

Mixed Carcinoma

8

1.79 ± 2.39

0.0879

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