title: Coral exoskeletons as a precursor material for the development of a calcium phosphate drug delivery system for bone tissue engineering.
abstract: With the global rise in aging of populations, the occurrence of osteoporosis will continue to increase. Biomaterial and pharmaceutical scientists continue to develop innovative strategies and materials to address this disease. In this article, we describe a new perspective and approach into the use of coral exoskeletons as a precursor material to synthesize a calcium phosphate-based drug delivery system. Studies detailing the methodology of the conversion methods and the strategies and approach for the development of these novel drug delivery systems are described. Furthermore, in vivo studies in osteoporotic mice using a drug loaded and chemically modified version of the biomimetic delivery system showed significant cortical and cancellous bone increases. These studies support the notion and the rationale for future research and development of the use of coral exoskeletons as materials for drug delivery applications.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Musashino University.
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Besim
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ben-Nissan
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Milthorpe
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Otsuka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D037421:Anthozoa; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D019821:Simvastatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D023822:Tissue Engineering
chemical_list: D018786:Bone Substitutes; D002130:Calcium Phosphates; C020243:calcium phosphate; D019821:Simvastatin