Pharmacology & ToxicologybioRxivPreprint
N-Acetylglucosamine ameliorates knee osteoarthritis by enhancing UDP-GlcNAc conversion and chondrocyte DNA repair capacity
Changze Song, Meilu Li, Xiangfei Qi…·Zilong Wang
This study compares N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) and glucosamine hydrochloride (GlcN·HCl) in a rat model of knee osteoarthritis, finding GlcNAc more effective in reducing inflammation, cartilage degradation, and promoting DNA repair.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.21.760584