Experiment 647121

Compounds isolated

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismEmpty organism
CitationROVATI,LC: ANNEFELD,M: GIACOVELLI,G: SCHMID,K: SETNIKAR,I:. (1999). GLUCOSAMINE I OSTEOARTHRITIS.. 354(9190)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseA CORESPONDENCE ABOUT THE USE OF GLUCOSAMINE IN OSTEOARTHRITIS. AUTHOR BELIEVES THE TRIAL PERIOD OF 4 WEEKS IS TOO SHORT. ALSO ROLE OF GLUCOSAMINE IN GLUCOSE METABOLISM AND THE POSSIBILITY OF INCREASED INSULIN RESISTANCE WAS NOTED IN ANIMALS NOT IN HUMANS. IT IS SAFE IN RESPOND THE ANTHORS OF THE STUDY INFORMED THAT HE ONLY INFORMED ABOUT THE DRUG AND ITS SAFETY. ALSO, HE BELIEVES THERE IS A POTENTIAL INCREASE IN INSULIN RESISTANCE, NOT GLUCOSE CONCENTRATIONS.
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE