Mechanism of Salivary Secretion Enhancement by Byakkokaninjinto

The salivary gland fluid secretion mechanism.

Fluid secretion by exocrine glands requires the coordinated activity of multiple water and ion transporter and channel proteins. The molecular cloning of many of the transporter molecules involved in fluid secretion has yielded a better understanding of the fluid secretion process. Mouse salivary glands are easily accessible model systems for the study of exocrine gland secretion at the cellula...

Salivary glands in ixodid ticks: control and mechanism of secretion.

The salivary glands are vital to the biological success of ixodid ticks and the major route for pathogen transmission. Important functions include the absorption of water vapor from unsaturated air by free-living ticks, excretion of excess fluid for blood meal concentration, and the secretion of bioactive protein and lipid compounds during tick feeding. Fluid secretion is controlled by nerves. ...

Mechanisms of Salivary Secretion

Salivary secretion induced by umami taste.

Introduction Umami taste is widely considered to be one of the basic tastes1); a consideration supported by recent experiments2,3). The representative of the umami substance is monosodium-L-glutamate (MSG), which Ikeda4) first extracted from sea tangle (Laminaria japonica) in 1909. The sea tangle, it should be noted, has been used as a flavor enhancer in Japanese cusine since ancient times. Kod...

Salivary enhancement therapies.

When salivary output is reduced chronically to a significant extent, there is a marked increase in dental caries. As the role of saliva in protection of the oral hard tissue is well recognized, there have long been efforts to enhance salivary function in conditions with associated secretory hypofunction. The rationale is that by stimulating salivary output, caries and other oral complications w...