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From: MSN Nicknametaka00381  in response to Message 76Sent: 6/29/2008 5:08 AM
And another patent on the use of Mead acid to prevent cartilage degeneration:

QUOTE: omega-9 unsaturated fatty acids are known to be localized in cartilage tissues and its contents decrease with aging (FASEB J., 5,344-353, 1991), and believed to be important for maintenance of functions of chondrocytes. Furthermore, 5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid has been confirmed to have an anti-inflammatory effect on the rat models of carrageenan-induced edema, but its pharmaceutical actions in arthropathy is little known.

Thus, in order to resolve the above problems, the inventors have carried out studies on various unsaturated fatty acids and consequently found that 5,8,11-eicosatrienoic acid has an action of inhibiting cartilage degeneration and that hence it is very useful for prevention or treatment of diseases caused by abnormalities in cartilage tissues, and we have completed the present invention.
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SOURCE: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6765020.html


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     re: Mead acid studies   MSN Nicknametaka00381  10/4/2008 5:16 AM