TREATMENT OF A CONDITION IN A MAMMAL WITH ADMINISTRATION OF COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF

摘要

This invention relates to methods of treating, preventing, and lessening the severity of conditions or diseases selected from the group consisting of osteoarthritis (OA), rheumatoid arthritis, synovitis, subchondral bone edema, and cartilage degradation ("OA and related disorders") with administration of an aminosugar derivative and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.