Discrepancy between mRNA and Protein Expression of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in Bronchial Epithelium Induced by Sulfur Mustard

Table 3

Lcn2 expression fold changes in SM-exposed patients in comparison with control group (*Statistical significance: 𝑃<.05).

No	Fold changes of gene expression (Real-time PCR)	𝑃 Value
1	1.40±0.28	.045^∗
2	2.32±0.23	.015^∗
3	2.04±0.41	.016^∗
4	2.21±0.51	.01^∗
5	2.07±0.69	.04^∗
6	2.52±0.34	.03^∗
7	4.05±0.60	.007^∗
8	6.11±0.87	.005^∗
9	5.01±0.53	.004^∗
10	5.27±0.81	.001^∗
11	4.10±0.57	.007^∗
12	4.90±0.84	.005^∗
13	4.31±0.43	.004^∗
14	9.80±1.05	.001^∗
15	0.87±0.95	.3
16	2.45±0.26	.01^∗
17	1.71±1.13	.087
18	0.92±0.45	.06
19	6.15±0.98	.001^∗
20	7.92±0.75	.001^∗