Glucosamine

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Glucosamine Basic building block of

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Glucosamine - Supplements

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Glucosamine Often combined with

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Retain H
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Glucosamine – Potential Health Benefits

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Insufficient evidence to use glucosamine for:

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Osteoarthritis

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Osteoarthritis Symptoms

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Treatment of Osteoarthritis

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Precursor to chemicals that are involved in building

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increase the cartilage and fluid surrounding

joints or help prevent breakdown of these substances, or maybe both.

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Glucosamine – How Does it Work?

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synergistic effect in treating knee

osteoarthritis

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Glucosamine - Precautions

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Glucosamine - Drug Interactions

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Glucosamine Legal Status

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Stimulate synthesis of proteoglycans and

glycosaminoglycans .

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Chondroitin Sulfate

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symptomatic benefit is minimal

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Some studies suggest that taking recommended dose over a long time →

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Long Term Evaluation of Glucosamine Sulfate (Large LEGS)

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weeks to see improvement in symptoms.

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Be a helpful option for people who can’t take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs (NSAIDs).

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glycosaminoglycans

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proteoglycans

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Amino sugar synthesized from glucose and

glutamine.

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—————> support joint, slow disease

progression.

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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Recovery after surgery

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Temporomandibular disorder

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glaucoma

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Interstitial cystitis

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Grating sensation:

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Loss of flexibility

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Bone spurs:

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Precursor to chemicals that are involved in building tendons, ligaments, cartilage,
and synovial fluid that surrounds joints.

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is found endogenously in the body

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glucosamine supplements may either increase the cartilage and fluid surrounding
joints or help prevent breakdown of these substances, or maybe both.

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——-May be needed by the body to produce cartilage

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Stimulates biosynthesis of proteoglycans.

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collagenase

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phospholipase

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It is recommended to stop glucosamine supplements 2 weeks before elective
surgery (might affect glucose levels)

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Tylenol

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Coumadin

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Jantoven

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chain of alternating

sugars (N-acetylgalactosamine) and glucuronic acid

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Supplements derived from bovine or shark

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Some studies suggest that taking recommended dose over a long time →

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The pharmacological effect/ improvement in symptoms could be due to

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Studies on chondroitin alone showed that

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The earlier the use of————, the better

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may take 2-4 weeks to see improvement in symptoms.

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Question 54

Most clinical trials were conducted using ————which might be

helpful for osteoarthritis.

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