EIF2A and neoplasm: Furthermore, capsaicin increased the expression of some key ERS markers, including glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78), phosphoprotein kinase-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (phosphoPERK), and phosphoeukaryotic initiation factor-2α (phospho-eIF2α), activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) and GADD153 in tumor tissues.