Therapeutic effects of short-term supplementation of 0.5 and 1.0% pineapple shell on rabbits with experimentally induced osteoarthritis

• Main Authors: Korakot Nganvongpanit, Waranee Pradit, Peraphan Pothacharoen, Supamit Mekchay, Siriwadee Chomdej, Siriwan Ong-Chai
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Materials Science; Mathematics; Physics and Astronomy
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84888101715&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/52182
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Treatment of osteoarthritis using bromelain has been widely utilized; however, the cost of bromelain is expensive because high technology is required for its extraction from pineapple. Therefore, in the present study dry pineapple shell at 0.5 and 1.0% was exploited as a dietary supplement for rabbi...