METHODS OF TREATING OR PREVENTING DEGENERATIVE JOINT CONDITIONS, OSTEOARTHRITIS, CARTILAGE DAMAGE, AND RELATED DISORDERS IN COMPANION ANIMALS

摘要

The invention encompasses pet food compositions and methods for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases or disorders in companion animals, for example, for the treatment or prevention of degenerative joint conditions, osteoarthritis, cartilage damage, and maintaining or increasing bone mineral density, wherein the compositions and methods include feeding a companion animal a composition including lipoic acid or a salt thereof.

主权项

1. A method for modulating enzymatic degradation of articular cartilage in a companion animal in need thereof, which comprises feeding the companion animal a composition comprising lipoic acid or a salt thereof in an amount effective to modulate the enzymatic degradation of the articular cartilage.