Table 3.

Statistical results of WB analysis

Protein name	p-value
	MSGT vs H	PA vs H	WT vs H	PA vs WT	MSGT vs PA	MSGT vs WT
ANXA-A1	0.0004	0.0017	ns	0.052	ns	0.0309
SOD1	0.09	0.0110	ns	0.0005	ns	0.0075
CFL1	0.0038	ns	0.0004	0.0602	0.0146	0.0001
CRYAB	ns	ns	<0.0001	0.0032	ns	ns
ANXA5	0.0003	0.004	ns	0.0003	0.0121	<0.0001
PPIA	0.0281	ns	ns	ns	0.0086	0.0022
CAPZA	<0.0001	0.0115	0.0232	ns	0.0005	0.0409
CAPZB	<0.0001	0.0004	<0.0001	ns	ns	ns
CAPG	<0.0001	<0.0001	0.0187	0.0312	ns	0.0058
IGHG1	ns	ns	0.0028	0.0018	ns	0.0056

Mann–Whitney U test for non-normal data of the WB analysis obtained from different comparisons between MSGT, PA and WT groups (Fig. 3). In bold proteins that could discriminate MSGT from the benign tumor groups

Abbreviations: ns not significant; MSGT malignant salivary gland tumor; PA pleomorphic adenoma; WT Warthin’s tumor; H Healthy; ANXA1 annexin A1; SOD1 superoxide dismutase 1; CFL1 cofilin 1; CRYAB alpha-crystallin B chain; ANXA5 annexin A5; PPIA peptidyl-prolyl-cis–trans isomerase A; CAPZA-1 F-actin-capping protein subunit alpha-1; CAPZ-B F-actin-capping protein subunit beta; CAPG macrophage-capping protein; IGHG1 immunoglobulin heavy chain constant gamma 1