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Table 6 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

5

0. 39 ± 0.67

0.5571

Non-Small Cell Carcinoma

94

1.62 ± 1.34

0.0002*

Mixed Carcinoma

8

1.73 ± 1.24

0.0017*

  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)