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ArticleBioMed research international2013

Biodistribution and molecular studies on orally administered nanoparticle-AON complexes encapsulated with alginate aiming at inducing dystrophin rescue in mdx mice.

Maria Sofia Falzarano, Chiara Passarelli, Elena Bassi, Marina Fabris, Daniela Perrone, Patrizia Sabatelli, Nadir M Maraldi, Silvia Donà, Rita Selvatici, Paolo Bonaldo and 5 more

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15 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Maria Sofia FalzaranoDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Chiara PassarelliUnit of Molecular Medicine for Neuromuscular and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, 00146 Rome, Italy.
Elena BassiDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Marina FabrisDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Daniela PerroneDepartment of Biology and Evolution, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Patrizia SabatelliIGM-CNR, Unit of Bologna c/o IOR, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
Nadir M MaraldiIGM-CNR, Unit of Bologna c/o IOR, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
Silvia DonàDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy.
Rita SelvaticiDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Paolo BonaldoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy.
Katia SparnacciDepartment of Environmental and Life Sciences INSTM, University of Eastern Piedmont, 15121 Alessandria, Italy.
Michele LausDepartment of Environmental and Life Sciences INSTM, University of Eastern Piedmont, 15121 Alessandria, Italy.
Paola BraghettaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy.
Paola RimessiDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Alessandra FerliniDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy ; Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Medical Genetics, University of Ferrara, via Fossato di Mortara 74, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
University of Ferrara · ITUniversity of Padua · ITUniversità degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro” · ITBambino Gesù Children's Hospital · IT

Funding

Telethon GGP09093
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have previously demonstrated that intraperitoneal injections of 2'-O-methyl-phosphorothioate (2'OMePS) antisense oligoribonucleotides adsorbed onto a cationic core-shell nanoparticles (NPs), termed ZM2, provoke dystrophin restoration in the muscles of mdx mice. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the oral route as an alternative way of administration for ZM2-antisense oligoribonucleotides complexes. The biodistribution and elimination of nanoparticles were evaluated after single and multiple oral doses of IR-dye conjugated nanoparticles. Labeled nanoparticles were tracked in vivo as well as in tissue cryosections, urines and feces by Odyssey infrared imaging system, and revealed a permanence in the intestine and abdominal lymph nodes for 72 hours to 7 days before being eliminated. We subsequently tested alginate-free and alginate-encapsulated ZM2-antisense oligoribonucleotides (AON) complexes orally administered 2 and 3 times per week, respectively, in mdx mice for a total of 12 weeks. Treatment with alginate ZM2-AON induced a slight dystrophin rescue in diaphragm and intestine smooth muscles, while no dystrophin was detected in alginate-free ZM2-AON treated mice. These data encourage further experiments on oral administration testing of NP and AON complexes, possibly translatable in oligoribonucleotides-mediated molecular therapies.

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Administration, OralAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalDystrophinGenetic TherapyHumansMiceMice, Inbred mdxMusclesMuscular DystrophiesNanoparticlesOligoribonucleotides, AntisenseTissue DistributionDystrophinOligoribonucleotides, Antisense

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PMCPMC3874323
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