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- Calcium phosphate microspheres drug delivery system and process for preparing the same
- the present invention relates to a calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system and a process for preparing the same.
- the present invention relates to a calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system for local delivery of a bisphosphonate drug, which is used for the treatment of osteoporosis, and a process for preparing the same.
- Bisphosphonate drugs recently used for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, have been administered by oral route.
- the oral administration of bisphosphonate drugs has been reported to require an inconvenient regimen, namely, that patients should be treated for a long period of time (5 to 10 years) , take them on an empty stomach, and stay in an upright position after taking them; the regimen also being accompanied by gastrointestinal disorders.
- an inconvenient regimen namely, that patients should be treated for a long period of time (5 to 10 years) , take them on an empty stomach, and stay in an upright position after taking them; the regimen also being accompanied by gastrointestinal disorders.
- due to their extremely low bioavailability of 1-2% it is not expected that bisphosphonate drugs exert high therapeutic effects.
- the oral bisphosphonate formulations have been shown to increase total body bone density, but are required to mainly act on fractures of the hip joint, spine, and wrist, which are susceptible to fractures.
- Calcium phosphate-based minerals are biocompatible materials being similar to bone mineral in terms of their components and crystallinity . When injected into the body, calcium phosphate-based minerals are easily resorbed by the surrounding cells, and dissociated into calcium ions (Ca 2+ ) and phosphate ions (PO 4 3" ), thereby improving new bone formation when bone loss occurs . Owing to these advantages, calcium phosphate-based minerals have been largely studied for the development of drug delivery system.
- an antiosteoporotic agent, bisphosphonate is adsorbed and encapsulated onto the surface of calcium phosphate formulation, or the calcium phosphate formulation and a bisphosphonate drug are compressed into a tablet or powder, and then used for administration. If a drug delivery system developed by these methods is introduced into the bone loss-susceptible regions such as femur neck, distal radius, and vertebral bodies, the calcium phosphate formulation and drug show a bone strengthening effect by their synergistic effects.
- the present inventors have made studies on injectable drug delivery systems capable of loading a large amount of drug and maximizing the therapeutic effects, which can be prepared by a simple process, in which an acidic aqueous solution containing hydroxyapatite, a bisphosphonate drug and urea is emulsified in oil phase, and calcium phosphate microspheres are crystallized by pH increase due to heat degradation of urea, and thus the bisphosphonate drug is encapsulated inside and on the surface of the calciumphosphate formulation as an in-situ reaction, so as to prepare a calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system.
- the calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system can be prepared by using micro-sized spherical particles formed by emulsification, and thus is useful for local delivery of a bisphosphonate drug, thereby completing the present invention .
- FIG. 1 shows the result of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of the alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulations according to the present invention, which are different from each other in the content of alendronate;
- FIG. 2 shows the pH change due to heat degradation of urea in an in-situ reaction, which is performed for encapsulation of alendronate in the calcium phosphate microsphere formulation according to the present invention
- FIG. 3 shows the result of X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) analysis for the measurement of crystallinity of the alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulations according to the present invention, which are different from each other in the content of alendronate; and
- FIG. 4 shows the result of measuring absorbance using a UV-VIS spectrophotometer to determine the content of alendronate encapsulated in each calcium phosphate microsphere formulation according to the present invention.
- the present invention provides a calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system, in which a bisphosphonate drug is encapsulated inside and on the surface of the hydroxyapatite . Further, the present invention provides a process for preparing the calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system, comprising the steps of
- step 2) heating the water-in-oil emulsion prepared in step 1) to crystallize calcium phosphate microspheres by pH increase due to heat degradation of urea, and simultaneously to encapsulate the bisphosphonate drug inside and on the surface of the calcium phosphate formulation as an in-situ reaction.
- the bisphosphonate drug encapsulated in the calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system of the present invention is a useful drug for the treatment of osteoporosis.
- examples thereof include etidronate, clodronate, palmidronate, alendronate, ibandronate, risedronate, zoledronate, tiludronate, YH529, icadronate, olpadronate, neridronate, and EB-1053, most preferably alendronate, but are not limited thereto.
- the bisphosphonate drug is contained in an amount of 1-50% by weight, based on 100% by weight of hydroxyapatite . If the content of the bisphosphonate drug is more than 50% by weight, the drug amount to be encapsulated is too large, and thus interferes with recrystallization of calcium phosphate. Therefore, spherical calcium phosphate microspheres are hardly formed. If the content of the bisphosphonate drug is less than 1% by weight, the drug amount to be encapsulated is too little to achieve effective drug delivery.
- the first step of preparing a water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion is a step of making the acidic aqueous solution containing hydroxyapatite, the bisphosphonate drug and urea in a micro-sized form. That is, hydroxyapatite is dissolved in the acidic aqueous solution of pH 2.5, and then the bisphosphonate drug and urea are added thereto.
- the acidic aqueous solution is slowly added dropwise to mineral oil while stirring briskly, leading to emulsification, and thus the micro-sized aqueous solution exists uniformly in the mineral oil.
- a surfactant span85 is added to maintain the acidic aqueous solution in a micro-sized form without aggregation.
- the micro-sized acidic aqueous solution formed by the emulsification is subjected to in-situ reaction to prepare micro-sized spherical calcium phosphate particles, thereby encapsulating the bisphosphonate drug inside and on the surface of calcium phosphate formulation.
- the pH increase caused by urea hydrolysis inside and on the surface of the heated acidic aqueous solution may account for the in-situ reaction mechanism encapsulating the bisphosphonate drug inside and on the surface of calcium phosphate formulation.
- the urea hydrolysis is represented by Reaction Scheme 1.
- Rl is OH
- R2 is - (CH 2 ) 3 NH 2 .
- a strongbindingaffinitybetweenthecalciumion (Ca 2+ ) andphosphate group of alendronate results in encapsulation of alendronate inside and on the surface of the micro-sized calcium phosphate formulation .
- the bisphosphonate drug is encapsulated inside and on the surface of hydroxyapatite according to the present invention, the micro-sized spherical calcium phosphate particles are uniformly formed. In XRD analysis, the formed calcium phosphate particles exhibit a different peak profile from pure hydroxyapatite.
- the calcium phosphate microsphere formulation encapsulating the bisphosphonate drug of the present invention is therefore not pure hydroxyapatite but a new formulation of calcium phosphate.
- the hydroxyapatite composition in the calcium phosphate formulation has a sufficiently low dissolution rate to ensure inefficient bone regeneration.
- the hydroxyapatite composition in the calcium phosphate formulation can be changed, and dissolved into calcium ion (Ca 2+ ) and phosphate ion (PO 4 3" ) when injected into the body, thereby promoting new bone generation when bone loss occurs.
- an antiosteoporotic agent bisphosphonate (in particular, alendronate) is encapsulated inside and on the surface of the newly formed calcium phosphate formulation according to the present invention
- sustained release of alendronate from the calcium phosphate formulation may contribute to the bone strengthening effect in the regions expected to have low bone density.
- Example 1 Preparation of alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulation
- a micro-sized acidic aqueous solution was prepared by emulsification.
- the resultant was washed with ether using a centrifuge at 2500 rpm for 15 min three times, and then was freeze-dried for 48 hrs to obtain a calcium phosphate microsphere formulation encapsulating alendronate inside and on the surface thereof.
- a calcium phosphate microsphere formulation was prepared in the same manners as in Example 1 , except for using no alendronate .
- alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulations which were different from each other in the content of alendronate and prepared in Example 1, were coated with gold
- the calcium phosphate microsphere formulations according to the present invention were found to have an average size of 200 ⁇ m, a narrow size distribution, and a spherical shape.
- the alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulations which were different from each other in the content of alendronate and prepared in Example 1, were subjected to X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) analysis using a Rigaku D/max_RB apparatus (Tokyo, Japan) to determine their crystallinity .
- XRD X-ray powder diffraction
- the drug-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulations according to the present invention showed different diffraction peaks from pure hydroxyapatite .
- the crystallinity of calcium phosphate microsphere formulation decreased.
- the amount of alendronate that was encapsulated inside and on the surface of the calcium phosphate microsphere formulation of the present invention increased, as the used amount of alendronate increased.
- the calcium phosphate microsphere formulation showed the most excellent encapsulation efficiency.
- a Ca/P molar ratio was measured by ICP-MS using a Perkin Elmer Sciex Elan 6100 with respect to the alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulations, which were different from each other in the content of alendronate and prepared in Example 1, the calcium phosphate microsphere formulation encapsulating no alendronate which were prepared in Comparative Example 1, and pure hydroxyapatite .
- the alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulation of the present invention is not pure hydroxyapatite but a new formulation of calcium phosphate.
- an alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system can be prepared by a simple process, in which an acidic aqueous solution containing hydroxyapatite, a bisphosphonate drug and urea is emulsified in oil phase, and calcium phosphate microspheres are crystallized by pH increase due to heat degradation of urea, and thus the bisphosphonate drug is simultaneously encapsulated inside and on the surface of the calcium phosphate formulation as an in-situ reaction, so as to prepare the calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system capable of loading a larger amount of drug, compared to the conventional surface adsorption method.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system and a process for preparing the same. In particular, the present invention relates to a calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system for local delivery of a bisphosphonate drug, which is used for the treatment of osteoporosis, and a process for preparing the same.
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[DESCRIPTION] [invention Title]
Calcium phosphate microspheres drug delivery system and process for preparing the same
[Technical Field]
The present invention relates to a calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system and a process for preparing the same. In particular, the present invention relates to a calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system for local delivery of a bisphosphonate drug, which is used for the treatment of osteoporosis, and a process for preparing the same.
[Background Art] Bisphosphonate drugs, recently used for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, have been administered by oral route. The oral administration of bisphosphonate drugs has been reported to require an inconvenient regimen, namely, that patients should be treated for a long period of time (5 to 10 years) , take them on an empty stomach, and stay in an upright position after taking them; the regimen also being accompanied by gastrointestinal disorders. In addition, due to their extremely low bioavailability of 1-2%, it is not expected that bisphosphonate drugs exert high therapeutic effects. The oral bisphosphonate formulations have been shown to increase total body bone density, but are required to mainly act on fractures of the hip joint, spine, and wrist, which are
susceptible to fractures. Thus, there is a need to develop a drug delivery system for local delivery of a bisphosphonate drug, which exhibits long-term therapeutic effects even though given once . Calcium phosphate-based minerals are biocompatible materials being similar to bone mineral in terms of their components and crystallinity . When injected into the body, calcium phosphate-based minerals are easily resorbed by the surrounding cells, and dissociated into calcium ions (Ca2+) and phosphate ions (PO4 3"), thereby improving new bone formation when bone loss occurs . Owing to these advantages, calcium phosphate-based minerals have been largely studied for the development of drug delivery system. In particular, an antiosteoporotic agent, bisphosphonate is adsorbed and encapsulated onto the surface of calcium phosphate formulation, or the calcium phosphate formulation and a bisphosphonate drug are compressed into a tablet or powder, and then used for administration. If a drug delivery system developed by these methods is introduced into the bone loss-susceptible regions such as femur neck, distal radius, and vertebral bodies, the calcium phosphate formulation and drug show a bone strengthening effect by their synergistic effects.
However, there is no report about chemical association of the bisphosphonate drug and hydroxyapatite (Caio (PO4) 6 (OH) 2) that is one of the calcium phosphate-based minerals and comprises 70% of total body bone mineral content . Because of its low dissolution rate, pure hydroxyapatite is not preferred as an effective mineral for bone regeneration.
When a drug is adsorbed onto the surface of conventional calcium phosphate formulation to prepare a drug delivery system, there are problems in that the drug loading amount is low and a complicated process is required. To overcome such drawbacks, there is a need for the development of calcium phosphate formulation having excellent biocompatibility and an injectable drug delivery system that improves the resorption of the formulation and new bone formation and offers many advantages over the conventional oral drug delivery systems. Thus, many studies thereon have been made.
[Disclosure] [Technical Problem]
Accordingly, the present inventors have made studies on injectable drug delivery systems capable of loading a large amount of drug and maximizing the therapeutic effects, which can be prepared by a simple process, in which an acidic aqueous solution containing hydroxyapatite, a bisphosphonate drug and urea is emulsified in oil phase, and calcium phosphate microspheres are crystallized by pH increase due to heat degradation of urea, and thus the bisphosphonate drug is encapsulated inside and on the surface of the calciumphosphate formulation as an in-situ reaction, so as to prepare a calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system. They found that the calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system can be prepared by using micro-sized spherical particles formed by emulsification, and thus is useful for local delivery of a bisphosphonate drug, thereby completing the present
invention .
[Technical Solution]
It is an object of the present invention to provide a calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system for local delivery of a bisphosphonate drug, which is used for the treatment of osteoporosis, and a process for preparing the same.
[Description of Drawings] FIG. 1 shows the result of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of the alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulations according to the present invention, which are different from each other in the content of alendronate;
FIG. 2 shows the pH change due to heat degradation of urea in an in-situ reaction, which is performed for encapsulation of alendronate in the calcium phosphate microsphere formulation according to the present invention;
FIG. 3 shows the result of X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) analysis for the measurement of crystallinity of the alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulations according to the present invention, which are different from each other in the content of alendronate; and
FIG. 4 shows the result of measuring absorbance using a UV-VIS spectrophotometer to determine the content of alendronate encapsulated in each calcium phosphate microsphere formulation according to the present invention.
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The present invention provides a calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system, in which a bisphosphonate drug is encapsulated inside and on the surface of the hydroxyapatite . Further, the present invention provides a process for preparing the calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system, comprising the steps of
1) adding an acidic aqueous solution (pH 2.5) containing hydroxyapatite (Caio (PO4) 6 (OH) 2) , a bisphosphonate drug, and urea ( (NH2) 2CO) to mineral oil to prepare a water-in-oil (W/0) emulsion, and
2) heating the water-in-oil emulsion prepared in step 1) to crystallize calcium phosphate microspheres by pH increase due to heat degradation of urea, and simultaneously to encapsulate the bisphosphonate drug inside and on the surface of the calcium phosphate formulation as an in-situ reaction.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail .
The bisphosphonate drug encapsulated in the calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system of the present invention is a useful drug for the treatment of osteoporosis. Examples thereof include etidronate, clodronate, palmidronate, alendronate, ibandronate, risedronate, zoledronate, tiludronate, YH529, icadronate, olpadronate, neridronate, and EB-1053, most preferably alendronate, but are not limited thereto.
The bisphosphonate drug is contained in an amount of 1-50%
by weight, based on 100% by weight of hydroxyapatite . If the content of the bisphosphonate drug is more than 50% by weight, the drug amount to be encapsulated is too large, and thus interferes with recrystallization of calcium phosphate. Therefore, spherical calcium phosphate microspheres are hardly formed. If the content of the bisphosphonate drug is less than 1% by weight, the drug amount to be encapsulated is too little to achieve effective drug delivery.
In the process for preparing the calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system of the present invention, the first step of preparing a water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion is a step of making the acidic aqueous solution containing hydroxyapatite, the bisphosphonate drug and urea in a micro-sized form. That is, hydroxyapatite is dissolved in the acidic aqueous solution of pH 2.5, and then the bisphosphonate drug and urea are added thereto. The acidic aqueous solution is slowly added dropwise to mineral oil while stirring briskly, leading to emulsification, and thus the micro-sized aqueous solution exists uniformly in the mineral oil. During emulsification, a surfactant span85 is added to maintain the acidic aqueous solution in a micro-sized form without aggregation.
In the second step of the process for preparing the calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system of the present invention, the micro-sized acidic aqueous solution formed by the emulsification is subjected to in-situ reaction to prepare micro-sized spherical calcium phosphate particles, thereby encapsulating the bisphosphonate drug inside and on the surface
of calcium phosphate formulation.
The pH increase caused by urea hydrolysis inside and on the surface of the heated acidic aqueous solution may account for the in-situ reaction mechanism encapsulating the bisphosphonate drug inside and on the surface of calcium phosphate formulation. The urea hydrolysis is represented by Reaction Scheme 1.
[Reaction Scheme 1]
CO(NHz)2 + 3H2O → 2OH" + 2NH4 + + CO2
When the acidic aqueous solution containing urea is slowly heated from room temperature to 90 °C urea hydrolysis occurs, causing the pH to increase from pH 2.5 to pH 6.5 in the acidic aqueous solution containing the calcium phosphate formulation and a bisphosphonate drug, alendronate.
The pH increase in the acidic aqueous solution due to heat degradation of urea leads to recrystallization of hydroxyapatite into a new formulation of calcium phosphate. At this time, a strongbindingaffinitybetweenthecalciumion (Ca2+) andphosphate group of alendronate results in encapsulation of alendronate inside and on the surface of the micro-sized calcium phosphate formulation . When the bisphosphonate drug is encapsulated inside and on the surface of hydroxyapatite according to the present invention, the micro-sized spherical calcium phosphate particles are uniformly formed. In XRD analysis, the formed calcium phosphate particles exhibit a different peak profile from pure hydroxyapatite. As a used amount of the bisphosphonate drug increases, crystallinity of the calcium phosphate microsphere formulation decreases, and a Ca/P molar ratio also decreases. Thus, it can be seen that the amount of the encapsulated drug gradually increases. The calcium phosphate microsphere formulation encapsulating the bisphosphonate drug of the present invention is therefore not pure hydroxyapatite but a new formulation of calcium phosphate.
The hydroxyapatite composition in the calcium phosphate formulation has a sufficiently low dissolution rate to ensure inefficient bone regeneration. By using the method of encapsulating a drug inside and on the surface of the calcium phosphate formulation according to the present invention, the
hydroxyapatite composition in the calcium phosphate formulation can be changed, and dissolved into calcium ion (Ca2+) and phosphate ion (PO4 3") when injected into the body, thereby promoting new bone generation when bone loss occurs. Furthermore, when an antiosteoporotic agent, bisphosphonate (in particular, alendronate) is encapsulated inside and on the surface of the newly formed calcium phosphate formulation according to the present invention, sustained release of alendronate from the calcium phosphate formulation may contribute to the bone strengthening effect in the regions expected to have low bone density.
[Mode for Invention]
Hereinafter, the preferred Examples are provided for better understanding. However, these Examples are for illustrative purposes only, and the invention is not intended to be limited by these Examples.
Example 1 : Preparation of alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulation
1. Formation of micro-sized acidic aqueous solution
A micro-sized acidic aqueous solution was prepared by emulsification. In particular, 0.1 g of hydroxyapatite
(Caio (PO4) 6 (OH) 2) was added to 20 ml of distilled water, andadjusted to pH 2.5 using hydrochloric acid (1 N HCl) . A predetermined amount of alendronate (C4Hi8NNaOi(^) (11.1 mg, 25 mg, 42 mg) and
1 g of urea ( (NH2)2CO) were simultaneously added thereto, and the solution was mixed well at room temperature. 0.8 g of span85 was added to 79.2 g of mineral oil, and mixed well for 1 hr. The prepared acidic aqueous solution was slowly dropped to the mineral oil spinning at 1000 rpm, followed by spinning for 2 hrs to prepare themicro-sizedacidic aqueous solution containing hydroxyapatite, alendronate and urea.
2. Preparation of alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulation While spinning the mineral oil including the micro-sized acidic aqueous solution formed in the above procedure 1 at 1000 rpm, the temperature was slowly increased from room temperature to 90°Cat a rate of 0.5°Cper minute, and the mixture was left at 90°Cfor 7 hrs. After the reaction was completed, the mixture was centrifuged at 2500 rpm for 15 min, and the supernatant was discarded. Subsequently, the resultant was washed with ether using a centrifuge at 2500 rpm for 15 min three times, and then was freeze-dried for 48 hrs to obtain a calcium phosphate microsphere formulation encapsulating alendronate inside and on the surface thereof.
Comparative Example 1 : Preparation of calcium phosphate microsphere formulation encapsulating no alendronate
A calcium phosphate microsphere formulation was prepared in the same manners as in Example 1 , except for using no alendronate .
Experimental Example 1 : Measurement of size and shape of
alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulation
The alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulations, which were different from each other in the content of alendronate and prepared in Example 1, were coated with gold
(Au) using a 108 auto sputter coater (Cressington Scientific
Instruments) , and then observed by scanning electron microscopy
(SEM, SM-300, TOPCON) . In this connection, scanning electron microscopy was performed at an accelerating voltage of 15 kV. The results are shown in FIG. 1.
As shown in FIG. 1, the calcium phosphate microsphere formulations according to the present invention were found to have an average size of 200 μm, a narrow size distribution, and a spherical shape.
Experimental Example 2 : Measurement of pH change due to heat degradation of urea during preparation of alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulation During in-situ reaction for the preparation of alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulation in Example 1, the pH change due to heat degradation of urea was measured.
The results are shown in FIG. 2. As shown in FIG. 2, when the temperature was slowly increased from room temperature to 90 "during in-situ reaction, a pH increase from 2.5 to 6.5 was observed, indicating that hydroxyapatite in
the acidic aqueous solution was recrystallized into a new formulation of calcium phosphate.
Experimental Example 3 : Qualitative analysis of alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulation
The alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulations, which were different from each other in the content of alendronate and prepared in Example 1, were subjected to X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) analysis using a Rigaku D/max_RB apparatus (Tokyo, Japan) to determine their crystallinity .
The results are shown in Fig. 3.
As shown in Fig. 3, the drug-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulations according to the present invention showed different diffraction peaks from pure hydroxyapatite . In addition, it was found that as the loading content of alendronate increased, the crystallinity of calcium phosphate microsphere formulation decreased.
Experimental Example 4 : Measurement of drug loading content andencapsulation efficiency of alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulation
The following experiment was performed to measure drug loading content and encapsulation efficiency of alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulation according to the present invention.
To determine the content of alendronate encapsulated in the
calcium phosphate microsphere prepared in Example 1, the alendronate-encapsulatedmicrospheres were dissolved in an acidic solution, and iron (III) chloride was added thereto. Then, absorbance of the alendronate-iron (III) complex was determined using a UV-VIS spectrophotometer. The encapsulation efficiency of alendronate was calculated according to the following Mathematical Equation 1.
The results are shown in Table 1 and FIG. 4.
[Mathematical Equation 1]
W1: Weight of encapsulated alendronate
Wt : Weight of used alendronate
[Table 1]
As shown in Table 1 and FIG. 4, the amount of alendronate that was encapsulated inside and on the surface of the calcium phosphate microsphere formulation of the present invention increased, as the used amount of alendronate increased. Prepared
by using 11.1 mg of alendronate, the calcium phosphate microsphere formulation showed the most excellent encapsulation efficiency.
Experimental Example 5 : Measurement of Ca/P ratio in alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulation
A Ca/P molar ratio was measured by ICP-MS using a Perkin Elmer Sciex Elan 6100 with respect to the alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulations, which were different from each other in the content of alendronate and prepared in Example 1, the calcium phosphate microsphere formulation encapsulating no alendronate which were prepared in Comparative Example 1, and pure hydroxyapatite .
The results are shown in Table 2.
[Table 2]
As shown in Table 2, unlike the Ca/P molar ratio of pure hydroxyapatite (1.67), that of the alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere of the present invention decreased,
as the content of alendronate increased, indicating that the amount of encapsulated drug gradually increased. Thus, it can be seen that the alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere formulation of the present invention is not pure hydroxyapatite but a new formulation of calcium phosphate.
[industrial Applicability]
According to the present invention, an alendronate-encapsulated calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system can be prepared by a simple process, in which an acidic aqueous solution containing hydroxyapatite, a bisphosphonate drug and urea is emulsified in oil phase, and calcium phosphate microspheres are crystallized by pH increase due to heat degradation of urea, and thus the bisphosphonate drug is simultaneously encapsulated inside and on the surface of the calcium phosphate formulation as an in-situ reaction, so as to prepare the calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system capable of loading a larger amount of drug, compared to the conventional surface adsorption method.
Claims
[Claim 1]
A calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system encapsulating a bisphosphonate drug inside and on the surface of hydroxyapatite .
[Claim 2]
The calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system according to claim 1, wherein the bisphosphonate drug is one selected from the group consisting of etidronate, clodronate, palmidronate, alendronate, ibandronate, risedronate, zoledronate, tiludronate, YH529, icadronate, olpadronate, neridronate, and EB-1053.
[Claim 3]
The calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system according to claim 2, wherein the bisphosphonate drug is alendronate .
[Claim 4]
The calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bisphosphonate drug is contained in an amount of 1-50% by weight, based on 100% by weight of hydroxyapatite. [Claim 5]
A process for preparing a calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system, comprising the steps of 1) adding an acidic aqueous solution (pH 2.
5) containing hydroxyapatite (Caio (PO4) β (OH) 2) , a bisphosphonate drug, and urea ((NH2)2CO) to mineral oil to prepare a water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion, and
2) heating the water-in-oil emulsion prepared in step 1) to crystallize calcium phosphate microspheres by pH increase due to heat degradation of urea, and simultaneously to encapsulate the bisphosphonate drug inside and on the surface of the calcium phosphate formulation as an in-situ reaction.
[Claim 6]
The process for preparing a calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system according to claim 5 , wherein the water-in-oil emulsion is heated from room temperature to 90 °C
[Claim 7]
The process for preparing a calcium phosphate microsphere drug delivery system according to claim 5, wherein the pH increase is from 2.5 to 6.5.
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