Method of administering hyaluronan formulation for preventing and ameliorating osteoarthritis

摘要

Disclosed is a method for mitigating or ameliorating osteoarthritis in vertebrate subjects including administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of an exogenous hyaluronan formulation. Also disclosed is an oral or parenteral hyaluronan composition comprising a polydisperse hyaluronan and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and a method of manufacturing the composition.

主权项

1. A method for slowing, attenuating, mitigating, and/or ameliorating the loss of articular cartilage in a vertebrate subject, the method comprising orally administering a liquid composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of exogenous hyaluronan composition comprising hyaluronan polymer and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to the subject, wherein the pH of the composition is about 2.5 to about 4.5.