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ArticleCartilage2020

Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Carprofen Is Enhanced by Avocado/Soybean Unsaponifiables, Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate Combination in Chondrocyte Microcarrier Spinner Culture.

Mark W Grzanna, Erica J Secor, Lowella V Fortuno, Angela Y Au, Carmelita G Frondoza

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Article in Cartilage, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mark W GrzannaDepartment of Research and Development, Nutramax Laboratories, Inc., Edgewood, MD, USA.
Erica J SecorDepartment of Research and Development, Nutramax Laboratories, Inc., Edgewood, MD, USA.
Lowella V FortunoDepartment of Research and Development, Nutramax Laboratories, Inc., Edgewood, MD, USA.
Angela Y AuDepartment of Research and Development, Nutramax Laboratories, Inc., Edgewood, MD, USA.
Carmelita G FrondozaDepartment of Research and Development, Nutramax Laboratories, Inc., Edgewood, MD, USA.
Nutramax Laboratories (United States) · USCornell University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveOsteoarthritis is a painful, chronic joint disease affecting man and animals with no known curative therapies. Palliative nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are commonly used but they cause adverse side effects prompting the search for safer alternatives. To address this need, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory activity of avocado/soybean unsaponifiables (ASU), glucosamine (GLU), and chondroitin sulfate (CS) with or without the NSAID carprofen.

designCanine chondrocytes were propagated in microcarrier spinner culture and incubated with (1) control medium, (2) ASU (8.3 µg/mL) + GLU (11 µg/mL) + CS (20 µg/mL) combination for 24 hours; and/or carprofen (40 ng/mL). Cultures were next incubated with control medium alone or IL-1β (10 ng/mL) for another 24 hours. Production of PGE

resultsChondrocytes proliferated in microcarrier spinner culture and produced type II collagen and aggrecan. Stimulation with IL-1β induced significant increases in PGE

conclusionsThe potentiating effect of [ASU+GLU+CS] on low-dose carprofen was identified in chondrocyte microcarrier spinner cultures. Our results suggest that the combination of low-dose NSAIDs like carprofen with [ASU+GLU+CS] could offer a safe, effective management for joint pain.

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Glycine maxPerseaAggrecansAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalArthralgiaCarbazolesCells, CulturedChemokine CCL2ChondrocytesChondroitin SulfatesCollagen Type IIDinoprostoneDogsDrug Therapy, CombinationGlucosamineAggrecansAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalCarbazolescarprofenChemokine CCL2Chondroitin SulfatesCollagen Type IIDinoprostoneGlucosamineInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-6Interleukin-8avocado/soybean unsaponifiablescarprofenchondrocyteschondroitin sulfateglucosamine

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PMID29938530
PMCPMC6921959
OpenAlexW2809969794

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