In rats with xerostomia caused by ovariectomy, inorganic nitrate upregulated the expression of aquaporin-5 in the salivary glands, which increased salivary secretion and reduced fibrosis and acinous atrophy of salivary gland tissues, according to Xu et al. (2018).

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  Homeostatic medicine: a strategy for exploring health and disease

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