TREATMENT OF ARTHRITIS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREFORE CONTAINING A N-ACYLATED-2-GLUCOSAMINE DERIVATIVE

摘要

A 2-glucosamine derivative of the general formula (I) wherein R is an alkyl radical of the general formula CnH2n+1 and n is selected from 2-12; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters and glucosides thereof, used for a treatment in a mammal selected from the group consisting of (a) arthritis, particularly osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis; (b) enhancing cartilage formation in a mammal; (c) enhancing chondrocytes cell proliferation; (d) production of glycosaminoglycan in a mammal; and (e) alleviating the symptoms of joint stiffness and restricted mobility.