Use of anabolic agents, anti-catabolic agents, antioxidant agents, and analgesics for protection, treatment and repair of connective tissues in humans and animals
First Claim
1. A composition for the treatment, repair or prevention of damage to connective tissue comprising one or more avocado/soybean unsaponifiables and one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of an aminosugars, GAGs, SAMe, SOD, L-ergothionine, collagen type II, diacerin, arachadonic acid, and tetracycline-like compounds.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions for the protection, treatment and repair of connective tissues in humans and animals comprising any or all of anabolic, anti-catabolic, anti-oxidant and analgesic agents, including aminosugars, S-adenosylmethionine, arachadonic acid, GAGs, including pentosan, collagen type II, tetracyclines or tetracycline-like compounds, diacerin, super oxide dismutase, L-ergothionine, one or more avocado/soybean unsaponifiables, and an analgesic, e.g., acetaminophen, and to methods of treating humans and animals by administration of these novel compositions to humans and animals in need thereof.
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- 1. A composition for the treatment, repair or prevention of damage to connective tissue comprising one or more avocado/soybean unsaponifiables and one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of an aminosugars, GAGs, SAMe, SOD, L-ergothionine, collagen type II, diacerin, arachadonic acid, and tetracycline-like compounds.
- 2. A composition for the treatment, repair or prevention of damage to connective tissue comprising an analgesic from the group consisting of a non-steroid, non-NSAID analgesic and one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of aminosugars, GAGs, SAMe, SOD, L-ergothionine, collagen type II, diacerin, arachadonic acid, tetracycline-like compounds, and one or more ASUs.
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