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Table 9 BiP 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

1.37 ± 3.06

0.3299

Non-Small Cell Carcinoma

95

4.39 ± 2.92

< 0.0001*

Mixed Carcinoma

8

5.27 ± 3.20

< 0.0001*

  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)