Composition and method for maintaining healthy mobile joints and cartilage
View Patent ↗Compositions and methods for maintaining healthy mobile joints and cartilage in humans and animals are disclosed. The composition comprises glucosamine and chondroitin dispersed in a controlled-release matrix system capable of releasing the glucosamine and chondroitin over a designated time period. In another aspect, the invention provides compositions and methods for maintaining health mobile joints and cartilage in humans and animals without adversely affecting glucose regulation.
1. A controlled-release composition for maintenance of healthy mobile joints and cartilage, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of glucosamine and chondroitin dispersed in a controlled-release matrix system, said matrix system comprising a continuum of material and a controlled-release component finely dispersed throughout said matrix system and capable of releasing said glucosamine and chondroitin in an amount and at a rate sufficient to maintain healthy mobile joints and cartilage over a designated time period, said controlled-release component comprising at least one water soluble high molecular weight cellulose polymer selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC), hydroxy ethyl cellulose (HEC), hydroxy propyl cellulose (HPC), carboxy methyl cellulose (CMC), and mixtures thereof.
2. A controlled-release composition of claim 1 , wherein said glucosamine is selected from the group consisting of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, glucosamine hydrochloride, glucosamine sulfate and mixtures thereof.
3. A controlled-release composition of claim 1 , wherein said matrix system further comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of microcrystalline cellulose, calcium silicate, stearic acid, magnesium stearate and mixtures thereof.
4. A controlled-release composition of claim 2 , wherein said glucosamine is present in an amount sufficient to provide a daily dosage of from about 250 mg to about 3000 mg.
5. A controlled-release composition of claim 4 , wherein said daily dosage is from about 1000 mg to about 2000 mg.
6. A controlled-release composition of claim 5 , wherein said daily dosage is about 1500 mg.
7. A controlled-release composition of claim 1 , wherein said chondroitin is chondroitin sulfate.
8. A controlled-release composition of claim 7 , wherein said chondroitin sulfate is present in an amount sufficient to provide a daily dosage of from about 100 mg to about 2400 mg.
9. A controlled-release composition of claim 8 , wherein said daily dosage of chondroitin sulfate ranges from about 200 mg to about 1800 mg.
10. A controlled-release composition of claim 9 , wherein said daily dosage of chondroitin sulfate is about 1200 mg.
11. A controlled-release composition of claim 1 , wherein said daily dosage of glucosamine is about 1500 mg and said daily dosage of chondroitin is about 1200 mg.
12. A controlled-release composition of claim 1 wherein said water soluble high molecular weight cellulose polymer is HPMC.
13. A controlled-release composition of claim 12 wherein said HPMC has a molecular weight of at least about 85,000.
14. A controlled-release composition of claim 13 , wherein said HPMC is present in an amount from about 4 to about 24 wt %, based upon total weight of the composition.
15. A controlled-release composition of claim 14 , wherein said HPMC is present in an amount from about 4 to about 20 wt %, based upon the total weight of the composition.
16. A controlled-release composition of claim 1 , wherein said composition is in a form suitable for oral administration.
17. A controlled-release composition of claim 1 , wherein said controlled-release matrix system is capable of releasing said glucosamine at a substantially constant rate over a designated time.
18. A controlled-release composition of claim 17 , wherein said designated time period is selected from the group consisting of about 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 hours.
19. A controlled-release composition of claim 18 , wherein said designated time period is about 4 hours.
20. A controlled-release composition of claim 18 , wherein said designated time period is about 6 hours.
21. A controlled-release composition of claim 18 , wherein said designated time period is about 8 hours.
22. A unit dosage for controlled delivery of glucosamine and chondroitin comprising glucosamine and chondroitin dispersed in a controlled-release matrix system, said matrix system comprising a continuum of material and a controlled-release component finely dispersed throughout said matrix system and capable of providing a release profile which results in a substantially constant glucosamine and chondroitin release rate over a designated time period, wherein said controlled-release component comprises HPMC.
23. The unit dosage of claim 22 , wherein said matrix system further comprises at least one other controlled-release component selected from the group consisting of a polymeric coating and a biodegradable coating.
24. The unit dosage of claim 23 , wherein said glucosamine is coated with said polymeric or biodegradable coating.
25. The unit dosage of claim 23 , wherein said chondroitin is coated with said polymeric of biodegradable coating.
26. The unit dosage of claim 23 , wherein said unit dosage is coated with said polymeric or biodegradable coating.
27. The unit dosage of claim 22 , wherein said HPMC has a molecular weight of at least about 85,000, and wherein said designated time period is at least about 4 hours.
28. The unit dosage of claim 22 , wherein said glucosamine is present in an amount sufficient to provide a daily dosage of about 1500 mg and said chondroitin is present in an amount sufficient to provide a daily dosage of about 1200 mg.
29. The unit dosage of claim 22 wherein said unit dosage is a tablet.
30. A method for maintaining healthy mobile joints and cartilage in a mammal, said method comprising:
administering to said mammal a composition which comprises glucosamine and chondroitin dispersed in a controlled-release matrix system, said matrix system comprising a continuum of material and a controlled-release component finely dispersed throughout said matrix system and capable of releasing said glucosamine and chondroitin in an amount and at a rate sufficient to maintain healthy mobile joints and cartilage, over a designated time period, wherein said composition is administered in an amount to provide a daily dosage of glucosamine of about 250 mg to about 3000 mg and a daily dosage of chondroitin of about 100 mg to about 2400 mg.
31. A method for maintaining healthy mobile joints and cartilage of claim 30 , wherein said glucosamine component is selected from the group consisting of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, glucosamine hydrochloride, glucosamine sulfate and mixtures thereof.
32. A method for maintaining healthy mobile joints and cartilage of claim 30 , wherein said daily dosage of glucosamine is from about 1000 mg to about 2000 mg.
33. A method for maintaining healthy mobile joints and cartilage of claim 30 , wherein said daily dosage of glucosamine is about 1500 mg.
34. A method for maintaining healthy mobile joints and cartilage of claim 30 , wherein said chondroitin is chondroitin sulfate.
35. A method for maintaining healthy mobile joints and cartilage of claim 34 , wherein said daily dosage of chondroitin sulfate ranges from about 200 mg to about 1800 mg.
36. A method for maintaining healthy mobile joints and cartilage of claim 34 , wherein said daily dosage of chondroitin sulfate is about 1200 mg.
37. A method for maintaining healthy mobile joints and cartilage of claim 30 , wherein said composition is in a tablet form.
38. A method for maintaining healthy mobile joints and cartilage of claim 37 , wherein said tablet releases said glucosamine at a substantially constant rate over a designated time period ranging at least about 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 hours.
39. A method for maintaining healthy mobile joints and cartilage of claim 38 , wherein said tablet comprises a high molecular weight HPMC having a molecular weight of at least about 85,000, in an amount from about 4 to about 24 wt %.
40. A method for maintaining healthy mobile joints and cartilage of claim 39 , wherein said designated time period is approximately 4 hours.
41. A method for maintaining healthy mobile joints and cartilage of claim 39 , wherein said designated time period is approximately 6 hours.
42. A method for maintaining healthy mobile joints and cartilage of claim 41 , wherein said designated time period is approximately 8 hours.