What is ASU?
ASU stands for avocado/soybean unsaponifiables, derived from avocados and soybeans. Studies using cartilage cells have shown that it lowers the expression or production of several compounds involved in the process of cartilage breakdown in joints. ASU complements the positive effects of the glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate in Cosequin® ASU. The glucosamine in Cosequin ASU is synergistic with low molecular weight chondroitin sulfate and has been shown in cartilage cell studies to be synergistic with ASU. Having ASU in the Cosequin ASU formula is especially beneficial as NMX1000® avocado/soybean unsaponifiables, FCHG49® glucosamine hydrochloride and TRH122® low molecular weight chondroitin sulfate together were shown in cell studies to be more effective than the combination of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate alone at inhibiting expression of several agents involved in the breakdown of cartilage.
