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  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,568 Views
16 Pages

Molecular Fingerprint of Human Pathological Synoviocytes in Response to Extractive Sulfated and Biofermentative Unsulfated Chondroitins

  • Valentina Vassallo,
  • Antonietta Stellavato,
  • Rosita Russo,
  • Donatella Cimini,
  • Mariangela Valletta,
  • Alberto Alfano,
  • Paolo Vincenzo Pedone,
  • Angela Chambery and
  • Chiara Schiraldi

14 December 2022

Pharma-grade extractive chondroitin sulfate (CS) is widely used for osteoarthritis (OA) treatment. Recently, unsulfated biofermentative chondroitin (BC) proved positive effects in OA in vitro model. This study, based on primary pathological human syn...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
4,808 Views
18 Pages

Ultrasonic-Assisted Extraction and Structural Characterization of Chondroitin Sulfate Derived from Jumbo Squid Cartilage

  • Kai-Ruei Yang,
  • Ming-Fong Tsai,
  • Chwen-Jen Shieh,
  • Osamu Arakawa,
  • Cheng-Di Dong,
  • Chun-Yung Huang and
  • Chia-Hung Kuo

4 October 2021

Chondroitin sulfate (ChS) is usually used as an oral nutraceutical supplement, and has been popular in Asia, Europe, and United States for many years. In this study, a potential and sustainable source of ChS from jumbo squid (Dosidicus gigas) cartila...

  • Review
  • Open Access
18 Citations
9,541 Views
11 Pages

Chondroitin Sulfate and Its Derivatives: A Review of Microbial and Other Production Methods

  • Adeola E. Awofiranye,
  • Jon Hudson,
  • Aditi Dey Tithi,
  • Robert J. Linhardt,
  • Wanwipa Vongsangnak and
  • Mattheos A. G. Koffas

Chondroitin sulfate (CS) is widely used across the world as a nutraceutical and pharmaceutical. Its high demand and potential limitations in current methods of extraction call for an alternative method of production. This review highlights glycosamin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,853 Views
18 Pages

Design of a Nasal Spray Based on Cardiospermum halicacabum Extract Loaded in Phospholipid Vesicles Enriched with Gelatin or Chondroitin Sulfate

  • Eleonora Casula,
  • Maria Manconi,
  • José Antonio Vázquez,
  • Tania Belen Lopez-Mendez,
  • José Luis Pedraz,
  • Esteban Calvo,
  • Antonio Lozano,
  • Marco Zaru,
  • Andreia Ascenso and
  • Maria Letizia Manca

4 November 2021

The extract of Cardiospermum halicacabum L. (C. halicacabum) obtained from flower, leaf and vine was loaded into modified phospholipid vesicles aiming at obtaining sprayable, biocompatible and effective nasal spray formulations for the treatment of n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
6,470 Views
14 Pages

Chondroitin Sulfate-Rich Extract of Skate Cartilage Attenuates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Liver Damage in Mice

  • Yeong Ok Song,
  • Mijeong Kim,
  • Minji Woo,
  • Jang-Mi Baek,
  • Keon-Hee Kang,
  • Sang-Ho Kim,
  • Seong-Soo Roh,
  • Chan Hum Park,
  • Kap-Seop Jeong and
  • Jeong-Sook Noh

15 June 2017

The protective effects of a chondroitin sulfate-rich extract (CSE) from skate cartilage against lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced hepatic damage were investigated, and its mechanism of action was compared with that of chondroitin sulfate (CS) from sha...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,945 Views
16 Pages

9 October 2023

Currently, chondroitin sulfate (CS) and hyaluronic acid (HA) pharma-grade forms are used for osteoarthritis (OA) management, CS as an oral formulations component, and HA as intra-articular injective medical devices. Recently, unsulfated chondroitin,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,965 Views
22 Pages

20 December 2024

Chondroitin sulfate (CS), a glycosaminoglycan, supports health through various physiological functions, including tissue protection, bone growth, and skin aging prevention. It also contributes to anticoagulant or anti-inflammatory processes, with its...

  • Review
  • Open Access
101 Citations
19,241 Views
13 Pages

Discrepancies in Composition and Biological Effects of Different Formulations of Chondroitin Sulfate

  • Johanne Martel-Pelletier,
  • Aina Farran,
  • Eulàlia Montell,
  • Josep Vergés and
  • Jean-Pierre Pelletier

6 March 2015

Osteoarthritis is a common, progressive joint disease, and treatments generally aim for symptomatic improvement. However, SYmptomatic Slow-Acting Drugs in Osteoarthritis (SYSADOAs) not only reduce joint pain, but slow structural disease progression....

  • Review
  • Open Access
41 Citations
6,813 Views
18 Pages

Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are sulfated glycans capable of regulating various biological and medical functions. Heparin, heparan sulfate, chondroitin sulfate, dermatan sulfate, keratan sulfate and hyaluronan are the principal classes of GAGs found in...

  • Review
  • Open Access
41 Citations
6,242 Views
33 Pages

Galactosaminoglycans: Medical Applications and Drawbacks

  • Vitor H. Pomin,
  • William P. Vignovich,
  • Alysia V. Gonzales,
  • Ariana A. Vasconcelos and
  • Barbara Mulloy

1 August 2019

Galactosaminoglycans (GalAGs) are sulfated glycans composed of alternating N-acetylgalactosamine and uronic acid units. Uronic acid epimerization, sulfation patterns and fucosylation are modifications observed on these molecules. GalAGs have been ext...

  • Review
  • Open Access
28 Citations
7,715 Views
14 Pages

Future of Chondroprotectors in the Treatment of Degenerative Processes of Connective Tissue

  • Stanislav Sukhikh,
  • Olga Babich,
  • Alexander Prosekov,
  • Nikolai Patyukov and
  • Svetlana Ivanova

28 August 2020

Osteoarthritis is one of the most common diseases of the connective tissue of the elderly. It was found that most epidemiological studies used the Kellgren and Lawrence system for classification of osteoarthritis, which indicates one of the 5 degrees...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
1,991 Views
15 Pages

Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfates with Rare Disaccharide Branches from the Sea Cucumbers Psolus peronii and Holothuria nobilis: Structures and Influence on Hematopoiesis

  • Nadezhda E. Ustyuzhanina,
  • Maria I. Bilan,
  • Natalia Yu. Anisimova,
  • Sofya P. Nikogosova,
  • Andrey S. Dmitrenok,
  • Evgenia A. Tsvetkova,
  • Elena G. Panina,
  • Nadezhda P. Sanamyan,
  • Sergey A. Avilov and
  • Nikolay E. Nifantiev
  • + 3 authors

30 November 2023

Two fucosylated chondroitin sulfates were isolated from the sea cucumbers Psolus peronii and Holothuria nobilis using a conventional extraction procedure in the presence of papain, followed by anion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-Sephacel. Their com...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,550 Views
13 Pages

Studying the Effect of Chondroitin Sulfate on the Physicochemical Properties of Novel Gelatin/Chitosan Biopolymer-Based Cryogels

  • Gulshakhar Kudaibergen,
  • Madina Zhunussova,
  • Ellina A. Mun,
  • Anar Arinova and
  • Vyacheslav Ogay

27 October 2021

The application of biopolymers in tissue engineering is of a great interest due to of their inherent properties such as cell adhesion, biodegradation, bioavailability, and viscoelasticity. In this study, we synthesized cryogels based on biopolymers o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
7,208 Views
25 Pages

Characterization of Danaparoid Complex Extractive Drug by an Orthogonal Analytical Approach

  • Cristina Gardini,
  • Elena Urso,
  • Marco Guerrini,
  • René Van Herpen,
  • Pauline De Wit and
  • Annamaria Naggi

Danaparoid sodium salt, is the active component of ORGARAN, an anticoagulant and antithrombotic drug constituted of three glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) obtained from porcine intestinal mucosa extracts. Heparan sulfate is the major component, dermatan sul...

  • Article
  • Open Access
68 Citations
9,012 Views
12 Pages

In Vivo Anti-Cancer Mechanism of Low-Molecular-Weight Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate (LFCS) from Sea Cucumber Cucumaria frondosa

  • Xiaoxiao Liu,
  • Yong Liu,
  • Jiejie Hao,
  • Xiaoliang Zhao,
  • Yinzhi Lang,
  • Fei Fan,
  • Chao Cai,
  • Guoyun Li,
  • Lijuan Zhang and
  • Guangli Yu

The low-molecular-weight fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (LFCS) was prepared from native fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (FCS), which was extracted and isolated from sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa, and the anti-cancer mechanism of LFCS on mouse Lewi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,657 Views
13 Pages

Cranberry/Chondroitin Sulfate Co-precipitate as a New Method for Controlling Urinary Tract Infections

  • Concetta Caglioti,
  • Rossana Iannitti,
  • Giada Ceccarelli,
  • Laura Selan,
  • Marco Artini,
  • Rosanna Papa,
  • Antonio Malvasi,
  • Rosaria Gentile,
  • Diletta Del Bianco and
  • Bernard Fioretti
  • + 3 authors

Urinary tract infections (UTI), which are among the most frequent cases of infectious diseases, mainly affect women. The most common treatment approach involves the use of antibiotics, although this solution is not always the most suitable, mainly be...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,462 Views
18 Pages

Improved Metal Cation Optosensing Membranes through the Incorporation of Sulphated Polysaccharides

  • P. R. M. Santos,
  • A. Johny,
  • C. Q. Silva,
  • M. A. Azenha,
  • J. A. Vázquez,
  • J. Valcarcel,
  • C. M. Pereira and
  • A. F. Silva

7 August 2022

Optosensing chitosan-based membranes have been applied for the detection of heavy metals, especially in drinking water. The novelty of this study is based on the use of sulphated polysaccharides, in such optosensing membranes, aiming at an improved a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
4,498 Views
16 Pages

17 April 2020

Chondroitin sulfate (CS), mainly present in the cartilage and bone of animals, is known as a potential food-derived bioactive that has several biological functions, such as anti-arthritic and anti-inflammatory activity. Sturgeon (Acipenser), an impor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
49 Citations
8,077 Views
18 Pages

4 December 2020

With the worldwide increase of fisheries, fish wastes have had a similar increase, alternatively they can be seen as a source of novel substances for the improvement of society’s wellbeing. Elasmobranchs are a subclass fished in high amounts, w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,975 Views
10 Pages

SPR Sensor-Based Analysis of the Inhibition of Marine Sulfated Glycans on Interactions between Monkeypox Virus Proteins and Glycosaminoglycans

  • Peng He,
  • Deling Shi,
  • Yunran Li,
  • Ke Xia,
  • Seon Beom Kim,
  • Rohini Dwivedi,
  • Marwa Farrag,
  • Vitor H. Pomin,
  • Robert J. Linhardt and
  • Fuming Zhang
  • + 1 author

25 April 2023

Sulfated glycans from marine organisms are excellent sources of naturally occurring glycosaminoglycan (GAG) mimetics that demonstrate therapeutic activities, such as antiviral/microbial infection, anticoagulant, anticancer, and anti-inflammation acti...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
6,983 Views
17 Pages

13 February 2025

Background and Objective: According to international guidelines, glucosamine and chondroitin, regarded as slow-acting drugs for osteoarthritis (SYSADOAs), have been first-line treatments for knee osteoarthritis (OA); however, their efficacies remain...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,687 Views
14 Pages

18 May 2018

Sea snakes have wide application prospects in medicine, health food and other fields. Several novel polysaccharides were successfully obtained from the skin and the meat of a sea snake (Lapemis curtus). The structures of polysaccharides LSP3 and LMP3...

  • Review
  • Open Access
137 Citations
21,444 Views
15 Pages

Sea Cucumbers Metabolites as Potent Anti-Cancer Agents

  • Naveena B. Janakiram,
  • Altaf Mohammed and
  • Chinthalapally V. Rao

12 May 2015

Sea cucumbers and their extracts have gained immense popularity and interest among researchers and nutritionists due to their nutritive value, potential health benefits, and use in the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases. Many areas of the wor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,036 Views
17 Pages

Chondroitin sulfate (CS) is a well-known bioactive substance with multiple biological functions, which can be extracted from animal cartilage or bone. Sturgeon, the largest soft bone animal with ~20% cartilage content, is a great candidate for CS pro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,503 Views
16 Pages

Composition and Anticoagulant Potential of Chondroitin Sulfate and Dermatan Sulfate from Inedible Parts of Garfish (Belone belone)

  • Sawssen Ben Chikha,
  • Hajer Bougatef,
  • Federica Capitani,
  • Ikram Ben Amor,
  • Francesca Maccari,
  • Jalel Gargouri,
  • Assaad Sila,
  • Nicola Volpi and
  • Ali Bougatef

24 October 2023

Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) play a crucial role due to their significant biomedical functions. Chondroitin sulfate (CS) and dermatan sulfate (DS), the main representative family of GAGs, were extracted and purified from garfish (Belone belone) by-produ...

  • Review
  • Open Access
60 Citations
16,276 Views
33 Pages

A Review of Chondroitin Sulfate’s Preparation, Properties, Functions, and Applications

  • Qingshan Shen,
  • Yujie Guo,
  • Kangyu Wang,
  • Chunhui Zhang and
  • Yanli Ma

15 October 2023

Chondroitin sulfate (CS) is a natural macromolecule polysaccharide that is extensively distributed in a wide variety of organisms. CS is of great interest to researchers due to its many in vitro and in vivo functions. CS production derives from a div...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
5,963 Views
15 Pages

A Glycosaminoglycan-Rich Fraction from Sea Cucumber Isostichopus badionotus Has Potent Anti-Inflammatory Properties In Vitro and In Vivo

  • Leticia Olivera-Castillo,
  • George Grant,
  • Nuvia Kantún-Moreno,
  • Hirian A. Barrera-Pérez,
  • Jorge Montero,
  • Miguel A. Olvera-Novoa,
  • Leydi M. Carrillo-Cocom,
  • Juan J. Acevedo,
  • Cesar Puerto-Castillo and
  • Alberto Dávalos
  • + 9 authors

6 June 2020

Sea cucumber body wall contains several naturally occurring bioactive components that possess health-promoting properties. Isostichopus badionotus from Yucatan, Mexico is heavily fished, but little is known about its bioactive constituents. We previo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,060 Views
15 Pages

Optimal Recovery of Valuable Biomaterials, Chondroitin Sulfate and Bioapatites, from Central Skeleton Wastes of Blue Shark

  • José Antonio Vázquez,
  • Javier Fraguas,
  • Pío González,
  • Julia Serra and
  • Jesus Valcarcel

6 November 2020

The industrial filleting of blue shark (Prionace glauca) led to the generation of a large number of central skeletons of low interest to fishmeal plants handling such wastes. In this context, the present study describes the optimization of the hydrol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,576 Views
16 Pages

Structural Characterization and Glycosaminoglycan Impurities Analysis of Chondroitin Sulfate from Chinese Sturgeon

  • Mei Zhao,
  • Yong Qin,
  • Ying Fan,
  • Xu Wang,
  • Haixin Yi,
  • Xiaoyu Cui,
  • Fuchuan Li and
  • Wenshuang Wang

5 December 2022

Chinese sturgeon was an endangered cartilaginous fish. The success of artificial breeding has promoted it to a food fish and it is now beginning to provide a new source of cartilage for the extraction of chondroitin sulfate (CS). However, the structu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
6,470 Views
15 Pages

Isolation and Chemical Characterization of Chondroitin Sulfate from Cartilage By-Products of Blackmouth Catshark (Galeus melastomus)

  • José Antonio Vázquez,
  • Javier Fraguas,
  • Ramón Novoa-Carvallal,
  • Rui L. Reis,
  • Luis T. Antelo,
  • Ricardo I. Pérez-Martín and
  • Jesus Valcarcel

20 September 2018

Chondroitin sulfate (CS) is a glycosaminoglycan actively researched for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and tissue engineering applications. CS extracted from marine animals displays different features from common terrestrial sources, resulting in dist...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
125 Citations
13,696 Views
13 Pages

12 April 2019

The industrial production of chondroitin sulfate (CS) uses animal tissue sources as raw material derived from different terrestrial or marine species of animals. CS possesses a heterogeneous structure and physical-chemical profile in different specie...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,786 Views
13 Pages

Development and Characterization of Chitosan and Chondroitin Sulfate Based Hydrogels Enriched with Garlic Extract for Potential Wound Healing/Skin Regeneration Applications

  • Fatima Masood,
  • Muhammad Atif Makhdoom,
  • Iftikhar Ahmed Channa,
  • Sadaf Jamal Gilani,
  • Ahmad Khan,
  • Rabia Hussain,
  • Syeda Ammara Batool,
  • Kiran Konain,
  • Saeed Ur Rahman and
  • Muhammad Atiq Ur Rehman
  • + 2 authors

20 October 2022

Hydrogels can provide instant relief to pain and facilitate the fast recovery of wounds. Currently, the incorporation of medicinal herbs/plants in polymer matrix is being investigated due to their anti-bacterial and wound healing properties. Herein,...

  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,735 Views
19 Pages

(Semi)-Synthetic Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate Oligo- and Polysaccharides

  • Giulia Vessella,
  • Serena Traboni,
  • Antonio Laezza,
  • Alfonso Iadonisi and
  • Emiliano Bedini

1 June 2020

Fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (fCS) is a glycosaminoglycan (GAG) polysaccharide with a unique structure, displaying a backbone composed of alternating N-acetyl-d-galactosamine (GalNAc) and d-glucuronic acid (GlcA) units on which l-fucose (Fuc) bran...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,079 Views
11 Pages

Structural Characterization and Effects on Insulin Resistance of a Novel Chondroitin Sulfate from Halaelurus burgeri Skin

  • Shiwei Hu,
  • Hongli Zhu,
  • Sichun Chen,
  • Xiaofeng Wan,
  • Yishu Liu,
  • Zhaocai Ren and
  • Shuang Gao

30 March 2023

Several studies have isolated chondroitin sulphate (CHS) from sharks’ jaws or cartilage. However, there has been little research on CHS from shark skin. In the present study, we extracted a novel CHS from Halaelurus burgeri skin, which has a no...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,967 Views
22 Pages

8 February 2023

This study aimed to separate chondroitin sulfate (CS) from the heads of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) and yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), by-products derived from canned tuna processing, via a biological process. The use of 1% w/w papain and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,361 Views
21 Pages

Exploring the Inhibitory Effects of Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate (FCS) Oligosaccharide Isolated from Stichopus horrens and the Derivatives on P-Selectin

  • Caiyi Li,
  • Huifang Sun,
  • Xi Gu,
  • Wen Long,
  • Guangyu Zhu,
  • Xiaolu Wu,
  • Yu Wang,
  • Pengfei Li,
  • Le Sha and
  • Jinhua Zhao
  • + 4 authors

30 May 2025

Unique fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (FCS) extracted from the sea cucumber Stichopus horrens was subjected to deacetylation and deaminative depolymerization to generate oligosaccharide fragments containing anTal-diol, which were further purified to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,682 Views
15 Pages

Fabrication and Characterization of Chicken- and Bovine-Derived Chondroitin Sulfate/Sodium Alginate Hybrid Hydrogels

  • Yaqi Zhao,
  • Yan Li,
  • Tianchan Lan,
  • Baowei Wang,
  • Ming Huang,
  • He Huang,
  • Changming Qiao and
  • Jingxin Sun

28 September 2022

The physicochemical properties and microstructure of hybrid hydrogels prepared using sodium alginate (SA) and chondroitin sulfate (CS) extracted from two animal sources were investigated. SA-based hybrid hydrogels were prepared by mixing chicken- and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,446 Views
15 Pages

Chondroitin Sulfate/Dermatan Sulfate Hybrid Chains from Swim Bladder: Isolation, Structural Analysis, and Anticoagulant Activity

  • Yue Yao,
  • Hao Tang,
  • Haiqiong Ma,
  • Zidong Liu,
  • Jinwen Huang,
  • Xiufen Yang,
  • Longyan Zhao and
  • Qingxia Yuan

21 December 2023

Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) with unique structures from marine animals show intriguing pharmacological activities and negligible biological risks, providing more options for us to explore safer agents. The swim bladder is a tonic food and folk medicine...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,203 Views
19 Pages

Marine Gelatin-Methacryloyl-Based Hydrogels as Cell Templates for Cartilage Tissue Engineering

  • Inês Machado,
  • Catarina F. Marques,
  • Eva Martins,
  • Ana L. Alves,
  • Rui L. Reis and
  • Tiago H. Silva

28 March 2023

Marine-origin gelatin has been increasingly used as a safe alternative to bovine and porcine ones due to their structural similarity, avoiding the health-related problems and sociocultural concerns associated with using mammalian-origin materials. An...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,241 Views
20 Pages

Rheological Behavior of a New Mucoadhesive Oral Formulation Based on Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate, Xyloglucan and Glycerol

  • Tiziana Maria Grazia Pecora,
  • Barbara Ragazzo,
  • Walter Bertin,
  • Alessia Ragonese,
  • Marco Mascagni,
  • Paola Maffei and
  • Rosario Pignatello

Background: The study aimed at assessing the mucoadhesive properties and the barrier effect of a formulation, labelled as AL2106, containing sodium chondroitin sulfate (ChS), xyloglucan from tamarind seed extract, and glycerol, by evaluating the capa...

  • Correction
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,185 Views
2 Pages
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,822 Views
26 Pages

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess if the ovine articular cartilage serine proteinase inhibitors (SPIs) were related to the Kunitz inter-α-trypsin inhibitor (ITI) family. Methods: Ovine articular cartilage was finely diced and extracted i...

  • Article
  • Open Access

26 January 2026

Background: Chronic diabetic wounds, particularly diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), are prone to recurrent infection and delayed healing, resulting in substantial morbidity, mortality, and economic burden. Multifunctional wound dressings that combine anti...