Metabolomic Analyses of Blood Plasma after Oral Administration of D-Glucosamine Hydrochloride to Dogs

Autor: Seiji Kurozumi, Takeshi Tsuka, Kazuo Azuma, Tomohiro Imagawa, Tomohiro Osaki, Yoshiharu Okamoto, Yoshimori Takamori, Saburo Minami
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Marine Drugs
Marine Drugs; Volume 10; Issue 8; Pages: 1873-1882
Marine Drugs, Vol 10, Iss 8, Pp 1873-1882 (2012)
ISSN: 1660-3397
Popis: D-Glucosamine hydrochloride (GlcN∙HCl) is an endogenous amino monosaccharide synthesized from glucose that is useful in the treatment of joint diseases in both humans and animals. The aim of this study was to examine amino acid metabolism in dogs after oral administration of GlcN∙HCl. Accelerated fumarate respiration and elevated plasma levels of lactic acid and alanine were observed after administration. These results suggest that oral administration of GlcN∙HCl induces anaerobic respiration and starvation in cells, and we hypothesize that these conditions promote cartilage regeneration. Further studies are required to evaluate the expression of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β).
Databáze: OpenAIRE