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Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate: Is There Any Scientific Evidence for Their Effectiveness as Disease-Modifying Drugs in Knee Osteoarthritis Preclinical Studies?-A Systematic Review from 2000 to 2021.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Chondroitin Combined with Glucosamine in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Pooled it
- A Multidimensional Definition of Pre-Osteoarthritis: Toward 21st-Century Subclinical Detection and Targeted Intervention.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Nutraceuticals, Social Interaction, and Psychophysiological Influence on Pet Health and Well-Being: Focus on Dogs and Cats.Veterinary sciences · 2025Review
- Pharmacist-Driven Chondroprotection in Osteoarthritis: A Multifaceted Approach Using Patient Education, Information Visualization, and Lifestyle Integration.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Thick or Thin? Implications of Cartilage Architecture for Osteoarthritis Risk in Sedentary Lifestyles.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- A Nutritional Supplement Containing Curcumin C3 Complex, Glucosamine, and Chondroitin Alleviates Osteoarthritis in Mice and Canines.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- The causal impact of bioavailable testosterone levels on osteoarthritis: a bidirectional Mendelian randomized study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Cathepsin K Inhibitors as Potential Drugs for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Rethinking Osteoarthritis Management: Synergistic Effects of Chronoexercise, Circadian Rhythm, and Chondroprotective Agents.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Regulation of senescence-associated secretory phenotypes in osteoarthritis by cytosolic UDP-GlcNAc retention and O-GlcNAcylation.Nature communications · 2025Article
- The effects of needle and warm needle on hemodynamic responses at different acupoints in patients with knee osteoarthritis.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Effects of adding glucosamine or glucosamine combined with chondroitin to exercise on pain and physical function in adults with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of translational myology · 2023Article
- A Review of Cyclic Phosphatidic Acid and Other Potential Therapeutic Targets for Treating Osteoarthritis.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- Isolation, Identification, and Characterization of Bioactive Peptides in Human Bone Cells from Tortoiseshell and Deer Antler Gelatin.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Aggrecan and Hyaluronan: The Infamous Cartilage Polyelectrolytes - Then and Now.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023Article
- Study of the effectiveness of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, marine based fatty acid compounds (PCSO-524 and EAB-277), and carprofen for the treatment of dogs with hip osteoarthritis: A prospective, block-randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Chondroitin sulfate-functionalized lipid nanoreservoirs: a novel cartilage-targeting approach for intra-articular delivery of cassic acid for osteoarthritis treatment.Drug delivery · 2022Article
- Acupotomy combined with intra-articular injection of sodium hyaluronate in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis.Medicine · 2022Article
- Evaluation of unsulfated biotechnological chondroitin in a knee osteoarthritis mouse model as a potential novel functional ingredient in nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
- Advances in Use of Nanomaterials for Musculoskeletal Regeneration.Pharmaceutics · 2021Review
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Abstract
Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate have been proposed due to their physiological and functional benefits in the management of osteoarthritis in companion animals. However, the scientific evidence for their use is still controversial. The purpose of this review was to critically elucidate the efficacy of these nutraceutical therapies in delaying the progression of osteoarthritis, evaluating their impact on the synovial knee joint tissues and biochemical markers in preclinical studies by systematically reviewing the last two decades of peer-reviewed publications on experimental osteoarthritis. Three databases (PubMed, Scopus and, Web of Science) were screened for eligible studies. Twenty-two articles were included in the review. Preclinical studies showed a great heterogeneity among the experimental designs and their outcomes. Generally, the evaluated nutraceuticals, alone or in combination, did not seem to prevent the subchondral bone changes, the synovial inflammation or the osteophyte formation. However, further experimental studies may be needed to evaluate their effect at those levels. Regarding the cartilage status and biomarkers, positive responses were identified in approximately half of the evaluated articles. Furthermore, beneficial effects were associated with the pre-emptive administrations, higher doses and, multimodality approaches with some combined therapies. However, additional studies in the long term and with good quality and systematic design are required.
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