Glucosamine Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Glucosamine, including details on chondroitin sulfate, uses, effects, benefits, arthritis.

Volume 4 (2007), Issue 6 (June)

1. Purification and characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus extracellular chitinase and chitin oligosaccharide deacetylase involved in the production of heterodisaccharide from chitin.
   Appl Microbiol Biotechnol, 75(2): 357-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Unexpected similarity of intestinal sugar absorption by SGLT1 and apical GLUT2 in an insect (Aphidius ervi, Hymenoptera) and mammals.
   Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 292(6): R2284-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Mutations in gfpt1 and skiv2l2 Cause Distinct Stage-Specific Defects in Larval Melanocyte Regeneration in Zebrafish.
   PLoS Genet, 3(6): e88. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Collagen Synthesis in Tenocytes, Ligament Cells and Chondrocytes Exposed to a Combination of Glucosamine HCl and Chondroitin Sulfate.
   Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 4(2): 219-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Agm1/Pgm3-mediated sugar nucleotide synthesis is essential for hematopoiesis and development.
   Mol Cell Biol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Sulfated glucosamine inhibits MMP-2 and MMP-9 expressions in human fibrosarcoma cells.
   Bioorg Med Chem, 15(14): 4891-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. The DC-SIGN-related lectin LSECtin mediates antigen capture and pathogen binding by human myeloid cells.
   Blood, 109(12): 5337-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Entamoeba invadens: the requirement for galactose ligands during encystment.
   Exp Parasitol, 116(4): 467-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Randomised double-blind, positive-controlled trial to assess the efficacy of glucosamine/chondroitin sulfate for the treatment of dogs with osteoarthritis.
   Vet J, 174(1): 54-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Protective effect of glucosamine against ibuprofen-induced peptic ulcer in rats.
    J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 22(6): 949-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Navigation within host tissues: cues for orientation of Diplostomum spathaceum (Trematoda) in fish towards veins, head and eye.
    Parasitology, 134: 1013-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Oral glucosamine in doses used to treat osteoarthritis worsens insulin resistance.
    Am J Med Sci, 333(6): 333-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Effects of glucosamine sulfate on intracellular UDP-hexosamine and UDP-glucuronic acid levels in bovine primary chondrocytes.
    Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 15(7): 773-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Synovial and plasma glucosamine concentrations in osteoarthritic patients following oral crystalline glucosamine sulphate at therapeutic dose.
    Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 15(7): 764-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Ammonia channeling in bacterial glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase (Glms): molecular dynamics simulations and kinetic studies of protein mutants.
    FEBS Lett, 581(16): 2981-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Boswellic acids and glucosamine show synergistic effect in preclinical anti-inflammatory study in rats.
    Bioorg Med Chem Lett, 17(13): 3706-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. New functions of glucosamine as a scavenger of the lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde.
    Chem Res Toxicol, 20(6): 947-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Glucosamine administration in athletes: effects on recovery of acute knee injury.
    Res Sports Med, 15(2): 113-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Molecular basis for preferential protective efficacy of antibodies directed to the poorly acetylated form of staphylococcal poly-N-acetyl-beta-(1-6)-glucosamine.
    Infect Immun, 75(7): 3406-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Changes in molecular species profiles of glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor precursors in early stages of biosynthesis.
    J Lipid Res, 48(7): 1599-606. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Effect of environmental factors on expression and activity of chitinase genes of vibrios with special reference to Vibrio cholerae.
    J Appl Microbiol, 103(1): 97-108. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Predictors of symptomatic response to glucosamine in knee osteoarthritis: an exploratory study.
    Br J Sports Med, 41(7): 415-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. The Sweet Nature of Cardioprotection.
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Crystallographic studies of the complexes of antiviral protein griffithsin with glucose and N-acetylglucosamine.
    Protein Sci, 16(7): 1485-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Biodistribution of functionalized multiwall carbon nanotubes in mice.
    Nucl Med Biol, 34(5): 579-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Chitinase family GH18: evolutionary insights from the genomic history of a diverse protein family.
    BMC Evol Biol, 7(1): 96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Improved and simplified liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry method for the analysis of underivatized glucosamine in human plasma.
    J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci, 854(1): 291-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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