A: The experiment design.
B-D: SMGs were collected 7 days after IR or 3 days after CL treatment, and analyzed with flow cytometric for F4/80+/Ly6clow SG-resident macrophages and F4/80+/Ly6chigh infiltrating macrophages.
E: The pilocarpine-stimulated whole saliva flow rates were measured at Day 90 after IR and normalized to that in NT group.
F: The mRNA level of Aqp5 in mouse SMGs collected 90 days after IR was examined by qRT-PCR.
G: The protein level of Aqp5 in mouse SMGs collected 90 days after IR was examined by western blot and normalized with corresponding Gapdh levels.
N = 5, *: P < 0.05, ns: not significant.