Fig. 7: Impact of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) administration on the activity of caspases in the salivary gland mitochondria.

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.005, ***p < 0.0005, ****p < 0.0001. C control rats, C + NAC control rats + NAC administration, CAS-3 caspase 3, CAS-9 caspase 9, HFD rats fed the high-fat diet, HFD + NAC rats fed the high-fat diet + NAC administration, ns not significant, PG parotid salivary glands, SMG submandibular salivary glands.