Table 2.
Differentially expressed peaks in PCa with inflammation vs PCa without inflammation detected by SELDI-ToF-MS
| Peak | m/z | PCa with inflammation intensity peak | PCa without inflammation intensity peak | t -test p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Increased |
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
9352 |
2.26 |
1.84 |
0.050 |
| 2 |
9922 |
0.64 |
0.45 |
0.040 |
| 3 |
21739 |
0.08 |
0.05 |
0.019 |
| 4 |
29018 |
0.75 |
0.49 |
0.043 |
|
Decreased |
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
2325 |
2.51 |
4.29 |
0.025 |
| 2 |
2348 |
2.28 |
3.97 |
0.044 |
| 3 |
3104 |
1.24 |
2.19 |
0.025 |
| 4 |
3215 |
1.49 |
1.96 |
0.024 |
| 5 | 17471 | 2.67 | 3.25 | 0.047 |
Statistical analysis was performed by Student’s t test. The table shows the p-values statistically significant (p ≤ 0.05). Protein peaks in italic: protein peaks found also in the comparison between PCa and BPH excluding samples with inflammation (Table 1).