Management of Osteoarthritis with Avocado/Soybean Unsaponifiables

Cartilage

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 30-44

  Christiansen, Blaine A ^a   Bhatti, Simrit ^b   Goudarzi, Ramin ^c   Emami, Shahin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Formulation Technology Inc   (United States)

^c Pharmin USA   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Arthrocen; Avocado soybean unsaponifiables (ASU); Cartilage; Dietary supplements; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

AGGRECAN; CHOLESTEROL; COLLAGEN; GROWTH FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; PIASCLEDINE; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; VASCULOTROPIN;

ARTHRALGIA; CARTILAGE CELL; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CHONDROPROTECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPEPSIA; ECZEMA; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FIBRINOLYSIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEARTBURN; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT STIFFNESS; LIVER INJURY; MICROSCOPIC COLITIS; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYNOVIAL FLUID; URTICARIA;

EID: 84918565169     PISSN: 19476035     EISSN: 19476043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1947603514554992     Document Type: Review

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