NAC Supplementation of Hyperglycemic Rats Prevents the Development of Insulin Resistance and Improves Antioxidant Status but Only Alleviates General and Salivary Gland Oxidative Stress

Table 2

Salivary gland function of rats.

	C	C+NAC	HFD	HFD+NAC	ANOVA
PG weight (mg)			^a	^b	<0.0001
SMG weight (mg)			^a		<0.0001
PG index					0.41
SMG index					0.07
TP PG (μg/mL)			^a	^b	<0.0001
TP SMG (μg/mL)			^a	^b	<0.0001
NWS flow (μL/min)					0.077
SWS flow (μL/min)			^a	^a	<0.0001

C: control group; HFD: high-fat-fed group; C+NAC: control rats+N-acetylcysteine supplementation; HFD+NAC: high-fat-fed rats+N-acetylcysteine supplementation; PG: parotid glands; SMG: submandibular glands; TP: total protein; NWS: nonstimulated whole salivary flow; SWS: stimulated whole salivary flow; ^a vs. C; ^b vs. HFD.