Name: cannulation of the mouse submandibular salivary gland via the wharton's duct
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The authors are grateful to Dr. Ana Cotrim for technical consultation and to Dr. Monzur Murshed for equipment. This work was in part funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research.

1. Procedural Description
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	<li>Subcutaneously inject 1 &mu;l / g body weight of 0.5 mg / ml atropine sulfate monohydrate (Cat# 11330, Fluka, USA) into each mouse to prevent the salivary
	secretions from disrupting the movement of the infusions.</li>
	<li>Anesthetize each mouse with 1 &mu;l / g body weight of a 100 mg / ml ketamine and 20 mg / ml xylazine (Phoenix Scientific, AR, USA) solution 
	injected intra-peritoneal (I.P.)</li>
	<li>Place the mouse on a custom-made plastic platform in...

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A difficulty using this cannulation method is to prevent the backflow of the injected solution. Even if the trypan blue solution has temporarily migrated into the salivary gland successfully, the saliva secretion might interfere with the infusions and cause backflow of the trypan blue solution out of the gland. As a precaution, in addition to using atropine to inhibit secretion of saliva, the polyethylene cannula should remain in the Wharton's duct and the piston of the syringe held for 60 seconds after the infusions hav...

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 <tr>
 <td>Name of the reagent</td>
 <td>Type</td>
 <td>Company</td>
 <td>Catalogue number</td>
 <td>Comments (optional)</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Atropine</td>
 <td>Drug</td>
 <td>Fluka</td>
 <td>11330</td>
 <td>To inhibit saliva secretion</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Ketamine</td>
 <td>Drug</td>
 <td>Phoenix Scientific</td>
 <td>&nbsp;</td>
 <td>Sedation</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Xylazine</td>
 <td>Drug</td>
 <td>Phoenix Scientific</td>
 <td>&nbsp;</td>
 <td>&nbsp;</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Polyethylene tubing (0.58 mm diameter) </td>
 <td>Tube</td>
 <td>Intramedic PE-10, Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems</td>
 <td>427410</td>
 <td>To insert over tip of needle to avoid tissue injury during insertion into Wharton&#x2019;s duct.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>Ultra Comfort Insulin syringe (with a 29G needle) </td>
 <td>Syringe</td>
 <td>Tyco Healthcare</td>
 <td>600145</td>
 <td>&nbsp;</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td>4% trypan blue </td>
 <td>Stain </td>
 <td>Gibco</td>
 <td>15250 </td>
 <td>&nbsp;</td>
 </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>

cannulation of the mouse submandibular salivary gland via the wharton's duct

Severe salivary gland hypofunction is frequently found in patients with Sj&ouml;gren's syndrome and those who receiving therapeutic 
irradiation in their head and neck regions for cancer treatment. Both groups of patients experience symptoms such as xerostomia (dry mouth), dysphagia 
(impaired chewing and swallowing), severe dental caries, altered taste, oro-pharyngeal infections (candidiasis), mucositis, pain and discomfort.
One innovative approach of regenerative medicine for the treatment of salivary gland hypo-function is speculated in RS Redman, E Mezey 
et al. 2009: stem cells can be directly deposited by cannulation into the gland as a potent method in reviving the functions of the impaired organ. Presumably, 
the migrated foreign stem cells will differentiate into glandular cells to function as part of the host salivary gland. Also, this cannulation technique is an 
expedient and effective delivery method for clinical gene transfer application.
Here we illustrate the steps involved in performing the cannulation procedure on the mouse submandibular salivary gland via the Wharton's duct 
(Fig 1). C3H mice (Charles River, Montreal, QC, Canada) are used for this experiment, which have been kept under clean conventional conditions at 
the McGill University animal resource center. All experiments have been approved by the University Animal Care Committee and were in accordance with the 
guidelines of the Canadian Council on Animal Care.
For this experiment, a trypan blue solution is infused into the gland through the opening of the Wharton's duct using a 
insulin syringe with a 29-gauge needle encased inside a polyethylene tube. Subsequently, the mouse is dissected to show that the infusions migrated 
into the gland successfully.

Watch this Scientific Journal Video about Cannulation of the Mouse Submandibular Salivary Gland via the Wharton's Duct at JoVE.com

Cannulation of the Mouse Submandibular Salivary Gland via the Wharton's Duct

A protocol for the cannulation of the mouse submandibular salivary gland via the Wharton's duct is described. For this experiment, the trypan blue solution is used as a dyer to demonstrate how this technique effectively delivers infusions into the targeted gland, and to suggest the reliability of this new approach as a potential clinical drug/cell therapy for the regeneration of salivary glands.

Severe salivary gland hypofunction is frequently found in patients with Sj&ouml;gren's syndrome and those who receiving therapeutic 
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