How does Cosequin®Equine Powder work?
Cartilage is a slippery and resilient tissue produced and maintained by its own specialized cells. It cushions the surfaces where two or more bones form a flexible joint. Cartilage, joint fluid, and underlying bone work together like a shock absorber allowing flexible joint function. Because cartilage lacks a direct blood supply, nutrients must pass into the cartilage from surrounding tissue. These nutrients sustain cartilage cells and provide the components necessary to maintain a healthy cartilage structure. With age, injury, or over-activity, cartilage cannot maintain the proper balance in metabolic activity, and breakdown of cartilage can exceed the process of cartilage production. That’s when it’s time for Cosequin. The components of Cosequin work both to synergistically enhance the synthesis of cartilage matrix as well as to inhibit the enzymes that break down cartilage, thus helping to restore balance. Glucosamine hydrochloride acts as a building block of cartilage by supplying
