Six hours after oral administration of 2 × 1012 /dose/mouse of either PKH26 or DiR fluorescent dye (Sigma) labelled GDNP, mice were sacrificed and the small intestine, colon, MLN, spleen and liver tissues were imaged. DiR fluorescent signal was detected and measured using the Imaging Station Pearl Impulse (Li-COR Biosciences). The labeled GDNP in the gut of mice were visualized using an Odyssey CLx Imaging System (Li-COR Biosciences). PKH26 signal in frozen tissue sections was observed using a confocal laser scanning microscopy system (Nikon, Melville, NY). The method has been described previously 19 (link).
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