Stimulates the regeneration of cartilaginous tissue, has anti-inflammatory and analgesic effect.
Glucosamine and
chondroitin sulfate participate in the synthesis of connective tissue, contributing to the prevention of cartilage destruction processes and stimulating the regeneration of tissue.
Glucosamine has chondroprotective properties, takes part in the biosynthesis of proteoglycans and hyaluronic acid.
Glucosamine selectively acts on the articular cartilage, is a specific substrate and stimulator of the synthesis of hyaluronic acid and proteoglycans, inhibits the formation of peroxide radicals and enzymes that damage the cartilaginous tissue (collagenase and phospholipase).
Chondroitin sulfate stimulates the formation of articular cartilage components, the synthesis of proteoglycans and type II collagen, and also protects hyaluron from enzymatic cleavage (by suppressing the activity of hyaluronidase) and the damaging effect of free radicals.
Chondroitin sulfate maintains the viscosity of the synovial fluid, stimulates mechanisms of cartilage repair and suppresses the activity of those enzymes (elastase,
hyaluronidase), which split the cartilage.
Chondroitin sulfate in the treatment of osteoarthritis facilitates the symptoms of this disease and reduces the need for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).