Glucosamine Flashcards

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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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5
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Glucosamine – Potential Health Benefits

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Insufficient evidence to use glucosamine for:

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7
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Osteoarthritis

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Osteoarthritis Symptoms

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9
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Treatment of Osteoarthritis

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10
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Precursor to chemicals that are involved in building

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11
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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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13
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synergistic effect in treating knee

osteoarthritis

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14
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Glucosamine - Precautions

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15
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Glucosamine - Drug Interactions

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16
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Glucosamine Legal Status

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17
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Stimulate synthesis of proteoglycans and

glycosaminoglycans .

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18
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Chondroitin Sulfate

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19
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symptomatic benefit is minimal

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20
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Some studies suggest that taking recommended dose over a long time →

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21
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Long Term Evaluation of Glucosamine Sulfate (Large LEGS)

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22
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weeks to see improvement in symptoms.

23
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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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Most clinical trials were conducted using ————which might be | helpful for osteoarthritis.
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