Biomarkers of chronic hypertonicity				Angiogenesis		Antioxidant		Passive transport		Active transport		Body water retention
	Saliva Osmolality		Leukocyte SGK1 mRNA		Plasma VEGF		RBC GPX		Saliva AQP5		RBC K:Na		Half-life of water in the body		Body weight
	Baseline	Change	Baseline	Change	Baseline	Change	Baseline	Change	Baseline	Change	Baseline	Change	Baseline	Change	Change
	mmol/kg		A.U. (2^-delta Ct)		ng/ml		nmol/min/mg Hb		ng/ml				Days		%
1	65	−5	0.060	−0.037	4670.8	+1878	462.6	−167.3	0.369	+1.640	8.9	−0.57	17.9	−6.7	+0.9
2	81	+10	0.025	−0.000	8807.3	+767	596.5	−31.1	0	+0.158	9.7	−0.70	15.3	−4.7	+3.0
3	106	−19	0.080	−0.018	3731.9	+1213	401.8	+84.0	0	+1.82	9.3	−1.50	15.0	−1.6	+2.7
4	122	−45	0.067	−0.032	3175.7	+2823	455.1	+163.7	0.153	+0.084	11.1	−1.79	11.4	−1.8	+2.0
5	153	−36	0.122	−0.064	4213.4	+2257	318.4	+207.0	0.464	−0.352	8.5	−1.71	11.6	−2.5	+0.6