Recent advances in hyaluronic acid based therapy for osteoarthritis

Article specifications

This review article was published in 2018 in Journal of Clin Transl Med (IF 2014:6.22) by Georgian specialists. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of hyaluronic acid based therapy for osteoarthritis. The literature search was performed through several search databases such as PubMed, Ovid via Medline, and Web of science.

Results

Hyaluronic acid is a potential bright spot for helping lower the side effects. Its effectiveness is due to the many methods of actions it deploys, including lubrication, anti-inflammatory and chondroprotective effects. Treatment can be done both orally and through intra-articular injections. New products are continuously being developed that change the composition of the molecule as well as pairing it with other drugs to maximize the effect. Hyaluronic acid treatment shows a lot of potential that will hopefully be discovered through continued research.

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