background: degenerative joint disease (djd) is the most common joint disease in human beings. previous studies have explained that glucosamine is preferred as placebo and in efficacy compared with nsaid’s in treatment of patients’ knee osteoarthritis. alendronate was used to treat osteoporotic patients and its efficacy was established. objectives: the aim of this study was to compare the effic...

background: use of glucosamine as an alternative treatment for osteoarthritis is becoming more frequent, including in those who have diabetes at the same time. the results from in vitro and animal studies propose that glucosamine may inversely affect glucose metabolism. however, the recommended dose of oral glucosamine in healthy people or diabetics did not have such effects consistently. the a...

The purpose of this report is to present the results of analysis of actual glucosamine and/or chondroitin contents of several such products in the market place and to determine if they significantly deviate from their label claim. A total of fourteen products containing glucosamine sulfate and nine products containing chondroitin sulfate were evaluated. The amounts of glucosamine and chondroiti...

The purpose of this report is to present the results of analysis of actual glucosamine and/or chondroitin contents of several such products in the market place and to determine if they significantly deviate from their label claim. A total of fourteen products containing glucosamine sulfate and nine products containing chondroitin sulfate were evaluated. The amounts of glucosamine and chondroiti...

Background: Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate are integral components of articular cartilage and they have important role to the physiologic and mechanical properties of this tissue. Glucosamine is acting as the precursor of the disaccharide unit in glucosaminoglycans (GAGs) of Cartilage Materials and method: The use of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate for the symptomatic treatment of os...

objective(s): breast cancer imposes a highest rate of malignancy among the women all around the world. chitin and its derivatives such as d-glucosamine-carboxymethyl chitin and di-hydroxy propyl chitin have immune-modulating effects and influence on innate and acquisitive immunity which lead to cell activity enhancement. the aim of this study was investigating the effect of d-glucosamine nanopa...

the purpose of this report is to present the results of analysis of actual glucosamine and/or chondroitin contents of several such products in the market place and to determine if they significantly deviate from their label claim. a total of fourteen products containing glucosamine sulfate and nine products containing chondroitin sulfate were evaluated. the amounts of glucosamine and chondroiti...

OBJECTIVES There has been a dramatic increase in the use of complementary medicines over recent decades. Glucosamine is one of the most commonly used complementary medicines in Western societies. An understanding of glucosamine consumption is of significance for public health and future health promotion. This paper, drawing upon the largest dataset to date with regards to glucosamine use (n = 2...

BACKGROUND Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is one of the most common types of cancer in urological system worldwide. Recently, the anticancer role of Glucosamine has been studied in many types of cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Glucosamine on RCC. METHODS The effects of Glucosamine on RCC cell proliferation and apoptosis were investigated by MTT assay and Annexin V-...

A novel method was developed for production, recovery, and purification of fungal glucosamine. Fungal glucosamine is a good candidate for replacement of glucosamine obtained from shellfish wastes. Mycelium of the Rhizopusoryzae was treated with hot sodium hydroxide solution to obtain the fungal cell wall skeleton. Phosphates were removed from the cell wall by cold dilute sulfuric acid treatment...