Research Article

Biodistribution and Molecular Studies on Orally Administered Nanoparticle-AON Complexes Encapsulated with Alginate Aiming at Inducing Dystrophin Rescue in mdx Mice

Table 2

Schedule of IR-dye conjugate nanoparticle treatments for biodistribution and elimination analysis.

No. ofmiceOral formulationsFrequencyNo. of administrationTime of analysis

ZM4-IR (2.5 mg)1/week1Elimination (metabolic cages): 12 hours after administration
Time of collection of Odyssey images: 12–24–48–72 hours

ZM4-IR (2.5 mg)2/week15Time of collection of Odyssey images: before the new administration
Sacrifice: 1 week, 1 month after last administration