Figures & data
Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the experimental design.
![Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the experimental design.](/cms/asset/6601d40c-98e1-40a7-9335-2c63898606e9/djep_a_141807_f0001_c.jpg)
Figure 2 Effects of IXD extract on salivary parameters.
Abbreviations: IXD, Ixeris dentata; SEM, standard error mean; STZ, streptozotocin.
![Figure 2 Effects of IXD extract on salivary parameters.](/cms/asset/aa27b8bd-fe47-4425-8566-a5feea0765a8/djep_a_141807_f0002_b.jpg)
Figure 3 Effects of IXD extract on the morphology of submandibular glands and in salivary total protein expression.
Abbreviations: CBB, Coomassie Brilliant Blue; IXD, Ixeris dentata; SDS-PAGE, sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
![Figure 3 Effects of IXD extract on the morphology of submandibular glands and in salivary total protein expression.](/cms/asset/b526fbbc-fdb4-4051-8001-da177ad1e175/djep_a_141807_f0003_c.jpg)
Figure 4 α-amylase protein expression was increased in IXD-treated diabetic rats
Abbreviations: IXD, Ixeris dentata; CBB, Coomassie Brilliant Blue.
![Figure 4 α-amylase protein expression was increased in IXD-treated diabetic rats](/cms/asset/5394804e-7b58-4888-9eb3-234092689287/djep_a_141807_f0004_c.jpg)
Figure 5 IXD extract increased AQP5 protein expression in submandibular gland tissue
Abbreviations: AQP5, aquaporin-5; IXD, Ixeris dentata; SMG, submandibular gland.
![Figure 5 IXD extract increased AQP5 protein expression in submandibular gland tissue](/cms/asset/fd851f08-9110-4636-9485-045502c720b8/djep_a_141807_f0005_c.jpg)
Figure 6 Confocal microscope images of immunofluorescence-detected α-amylase and AQP5 expression
Abbreviations: AQP5, aquaporin-5; STZ, streptozotocin; IXD, Ixeris dentata.
![Figure 6 Confocal microscope images of immunofluorescence-detected α-amylase and AQP5 expression](/cms/asset/d7550874-45c4-416a-be42-9111642cdc44/djep_a_141807_f0006_c.jpg)
Figure 7 IXD extract treatment increased NHE1 expression in rat submandibular glands
Abbreviations: NHE1, sodium/hydrogen exchanger-1; IXD, Ixeris dentata.
![Figure 7 IXD extract treatment increased NHE1 expression in rat submandibular glands](/cms/asset/c97c2634-e051-479b-a3e7-dc2fb3ab0c03/djep_a_141807_f0007_c.jpg)
Figure 8 IXD extract increases intracellular calcium release in the HSG cells
Abbreviations: BAPTA-AM, 1, 2-Bis (2-aminophenoxy) ethane-N, N, N′, N′-tetraacetic acid tetrakis (acetoxymethyl ester); Ca2+, calcium; HSG, human salivary gland; IXD, Ixeris dentata.
![Figure 8 IXD extract increases intracellular calcium release in the HSG cells](/cms/asset/b91ac58e-18a5-4b60-bdb2-fd3b04490cf8/djep_a_141807_f0008_b.jpg)