Glucosamine Sulfate

Chronic Degenerative Joint Disease, , traumatically induced joint disorders, osteoarthritis, joint dysplasia, septic arthritis and autoimmune polyarthritis are all seen in companion animals, leading to progressive, painful degeneration of joints. Antiinflammatory agents will be of benefit to remove the pain, but supplementation with products that can help heal the joint and slow the degenerative process are highly beneficial for long term support. Glucosamine sulfate administered orally has been shown to decrease the pain of arthritis and improve joint function.

Glycosaminoglycan (GAG) is chemical similar to the mucopolysaccharides of cartilaginous tissue, hyaluronic acid. There are a number of different GAGs in the body, including, chondroitin-4-sulfate, dermatan sulfate, chondroitin-6-sulfate, heparin sulfate, heparin, keratan sulfate, hyaluronic acid, proteoglan. Glucosamine is the precursor in the production of the GAGs. There are several forms of glucosamine in the body, including glucosamine sulfate, glucosamine HCl, and N-acetyl glucosamine. They are all formed from D-glucose, with the most limiting step is the conversion of D-glucose to D-glucosamine.

Studies have shown that the body has an active uptake of glucosamine sulfate through the small intestine, making supplementation with glucosamine sulfate a very effective and cost efficient method for supporting the formation of GAGs.

Glucosamine sulfate can be used in combination with Thorne=s Veterinary Arthroplex to boost the amount of glucosamine being given to a patient, or used by itself if the additional nutrients and antiinflammatory components of Arthroplex are not needed.

Some other disorders that might respond to glucosamine include inflammatory bowel disease, degenerative joint disease, chronic colitis, disc disease, and food allergies (aids in repair of mucosal cells).

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