Effect of a dietary nutraceutical “STRUCTURE-Joint” on response of horses to intra-articular challenge with IL-1: implications for tissue adaptation to stress
Lindsay Korac, Nadia Golestani, Jennifer MacNicol, Jamie Souccar-Young, Sophie Witherspoon, Arayih Wildish, Sydney Topfer, Wendy Pearson · 2024
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Lindsay Korac and co-authors test a joint supplement for horses in a 2024 study. The feed additive, called STRUCTURE-Joint, is rich in fatty acids and claims to ease joint stress. The team provoked mild, short joint inflammation with an interleukin-1 injection into a leg joint.
Healthy mature horses were split into supplement and control diets for a month. Joint fluid was drawn at set hours after each challenge to track the response. Local joint effects and whole-body effects were both recorded. A supplement that blunts provoked inflammation could help hard-working horses adapt to stress. Careful challenge tests separate real benefit from stable-yard hope.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Lindsay Korac, Nadia Golestani, Jennifer MacNicol, Jamie Souccar-Young, Sophie Witherspoon, Arayih Wildish, Sydney Topfer, Wendy Pearson |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |