| Literature DB >> 28917940 |
S Harsha Rao1, B Harini1, R Pranav Kumar Shadamarshan1, K Balagangadharan1, N Selvamurugan2.
Abstract
Bone is a highly integrative and dynamic tissue of the human body. It is continually remodeled by bone cells such as osteoblasts, osteoclasts. When a fraction of a bone is damaged or deformed, stem cells and bone cells under the influence of several signaling pathways regulate bone regeneration at the particular locale. Effective therapies for bone defects can be met via bone tissue engineering which employs drug delivery systems with biomaterials to enhance cellular functions by acting on signaling pathways such as Wnt, BMP, TGF-β, and Notch. This review provides the current understanding of polymers/bioceramics/bioactive compounds as scaffolds in activation of signaling pathways for the formation of bone.Entities:
Keywords: Bioactive compounds; Bone; Drug delivery; Polymers; Signaling pathways
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Year: 2017 PMID： 28917940 DOI： 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.09.029
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Biol Macromol ISSN： 0141-8130 Impact factor: 6.953