Glucosamine sulfate modulates dysregulated activities of human osteoarthritic chondrocytes in vitro

M Piperno, P Reboul, MPH Le Graverand… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2000 - Elsevier
Objective The efficacy of glucosamine sulfate (GS) in the symptomatic treatment of patients
with osteoarthritis (OA) is suggested to be mediated by still unknown effects on the altered …

Experimental pharmacology of glucosamine sulfate

R Chiusaroli, T Piepoli, T Zanelli… - International journal …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Several clinical studies demonstrated that glucosamine sulfate (GS) is effective in controlling
osteoarthritis (OA), showing a structure‐modifying action. However, little is known about the …

Glucosamine sulfate compared to ibuprofen in osteoarthritis of the knee

H Müller-Faßbender, GL Bach, W Haase… - Osteoarthritis and …, 1994 - Elsevier
Glucosamine sulfate is able to stimulate proteoglycan synthesis by chondrocytes and has
mild anti-inflammatory properties. In clinical trials, glucosamine sulfate was more effective …

[HTML][HTML] Glucosamine sulfate reduces experimental osteoarthritis and nociception in rats: association with changes of mitogen-activated protein kinase in …

ZH Wen, CC Tang, YC Chang, SY Huang… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of oral glucosamine sulfate on the development of
osteoarthritis (OA) and to examine concomitant changes in the nociceptive behavior of rats …

[HTML][HTML] Glucosamine modulates chondrocyte proliferation, matrix synthesis, and gene expression

S Varghese, P Theprungsirikul, S Sahani… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of glucosamine (GlcN) on chondrocyte proliferation,
matrix production, and gene expression for providing insights into the biochemical basis of …

[PDF][PDF] Osteoarthritic patients with high cartilage turnover show increased responsiveness to the cartilage protecting effects of glucosamine sulphate

S Christgau, Y Henrotin, LB Tanko… - Clinical and …, 2004 - clinexprheumatol.org
Objective Glucosamine sulphate has been shown in a large double-blind, placebo-
controlled clinical trial to prevent structural damage and improve clinical symptoms of …

[HTML][HTML] Glucosamine sulfate modulates the levels of aggrecan and matrix metalloproteinase-3 synthesized by cultured human osteoarthritis articular chondrocytes

GR Dodge, SA Jimenez - Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 2003 - Elsevier
Objective: The functional integrity of articular cartilage is determined by a balance between
chondrocyte biosynthesis of extracellular matrix and its degradation. In osteoarthritis (OA) …

Effect of oral glucosamine on cartilage degradation in a rabbit model of osteoarthritis

G Tiraloche, C Girard, L Chouinard… - Arthritis & …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine whether oral glucosamine alleviates cartilage degradation in an
animal model of osteoarthritis (OA). Methods The effect of 8 weeks of daily oral glucosamine …

Sulfate could mediate the therapeutic effect of glucosamine sulfate

LJ Hoffer, LN Kaplan, MJ Hamadeh… - Metabolism …, 2001 - metabolismjournal.com
Glucosamine sulfate is a controversial osteoarthritis remedy that is presumed to stimulate
articular cartilage glycosaminoglycan synthesis by increasing glucosamine concentrations …

Glucosamine prevents in vitro collagen degradation in chondrocytes by inhibiting advanced lipoxidation reactions and protein oxidation

ML Tiku, H Narla, M Jain, P Yalamanchili - Arthritis research & therapy, 2007 - Springer
Osteoarthritis (OA) affects a large segment of the aging population and is a major cause of
pain and disability. At present, there is no specific treatment available to prevent or retard the …