| STZ | Streptozotocin |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| IXD | Ixeris dentata |
| AQP5 | Aquaporin-5 |
| ER | Endoplasmic reticulum |
| GCT | Granular convoluted tubule |
| NHE1 | Sodium/Hydrogen exchanger-1 |
| GRP78/BiP | Glucose regulated protein-78 kDA/Binding immunoglobulin protein |
| GADD153/CHOP | Growth arrest- and DNA damage-inducible gene 153/CCAAT enhancer binding protein homologous protein |
| p-eIF2α | Phosphorylated eukaryotic translational initial factor 2 alpha |
| p-PERK | Phosphorylated protein kinase R like endoplasmic reticulum kinase |
| ATF6α | Activating transcription factor 6 alpha |
| p-IRE1α | Phosphorylated inositol-requiring enzyme 1 alpha |
| sXBP1 | Spliced X box binding protein 1 |
| JNK | c-Jun N-terminal kinase |
| PDI | Protein disulphide isomerase |
| ERO1α | Endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductin 1 alpha |
| CBB | Coomassie Brilliant Blue |
| NaCl | Sodium Chloride |
| ERAD | Endoplasmic reticulum associated protein degradation |
| EDEM | Endoplasmic reticulum degradation enhancing alpha mannosidase like protein |
| SERCA | Sarco/endoplasmic-reticulum Ca2+-ATPase |
| HSP | Heat shock protein |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| IP | Intraperitoneal |
| SDS-PAGE | Sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene fluoride |
| FITC | Fluorescein isothiocyanate |
| TRITC | Tetramethylrhodamine isothiocyanate |
| MDA | Malondialdehyde |
| TBARS | Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances |
| SEM | Standard error mean |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |