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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 07, 1997
Robert W. Henderson, Baldwin, MD (US);
Tarek Hammad, Baltimore, MD (US);
Nutramax Laboratories, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
A composition for the protection, treatment and repair and for reducing the inflammation of connective tissue in mammals and a method for the treatment of connective tissue in mammals by the administration of the composition. The composition includes S-Adenosylmethionine (SAM), and a component selected from an aminosugar or salts thereof (e.g., glucosamine) or glycosaminoglycans (e.g., chondroitin salts) or mixtures or fragments thereof. The composition optionally includes manganese which promotes the production of connective tissue matrix. The composition also optionally includes methyl donors or methyl donor cofactors, such as vitamin B12, vitamin B6, folic acid, dimethylglycine or trimethylglycine.