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How is collagen hydrolysate absorbed and how does it reach the cartilage?

April 26, 2017absorbed cartilage collagen hydrolysate REACH

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How is collagen hydrolysate absorbed and how does it reach the cartilage?

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Oesser et al. (Journal of Nutrition 129: 1891-95; 1999) conducted experiments with isolated segments of the intestine which have shown that collagen fragments can pass through the intestinal wall (10-15% of these proteins; in a high molecular form of up to 50kD) and reach the blood stream. Accumulation of radio-labelled collagen hydrolysate can subsequently be seen in cartilage.