Better Bones References

Product references — MSM (methylsulfonylmethane)

Brien, S., et al. 2009. Meta-analysis of the related nutritional supplements dimethyl sulfoxide and methylsulfonylmethane in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee. Evid. Based Complement. Alternat. Med. [Epub ahead of print.] URL: http://ecam.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/nep045v1?view=long&pmid=1947424 (accessed 08.05.2010).

Brien, S., et al. 2008. Systematic review of the nutritional supplements dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) in the treatment of osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 16 (11), 1277–1288. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18417375 (accessed 08.05.2010).

Xie, Q., et al. 2008. Effects of AR7 Joint Complex on arthralgia for patients with osteoarthritis: Results of a three-month study in Shanghai, China. Nutr. J., 7, 31. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2588628/?tool=pubmed (accessed 12.16.2008).

Magnuson, B., et al. 2007. Pharmacokinetics and distribution of [35S] methylsulfonylmethane following oral administration to rats. J. Agric. Food Chem., 55 (33), 1033–1038. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17263509 (accessed 08.05.2010).

Ameye, L., & Chee, W. 2006. Osteoarthritis and nutrition. From nutraceuticals to functional foods: A systematic review of the scientific evidence. Arthritis Res. Ther.,8 (4), R127. Review. URL: http://arthritis-research.com/content/8/4/R127 (accessed 12.16.2008).

Kim, L., et al. 2006. Efficacy of methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) in osteoarthritis pain of the knee: A pilot clinical trial. Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 14 (3), 2860150294. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16309928 (accessed 12.16.2008).

Sack, K. 2006. Is glucosamine MSM effective for osteoarthritis? Postgrad. Med., 119 (2), 97–98. URL (no abstract available): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16961059 (accessed 08.05.2010).

Usha, P., & Naidu, M. 2004. Randomised, double-blind, parallel, placebo-controlled study of oral glucosamine, methylsulfonylmethane and their combination in osteoarthritis. Clin. Drug Investig. 24 (6), 353–363. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17516722 (accessed 08.05.2010).

[No authors listed.] 2003. Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM). Monograph. Alt. Med. Rev., 8 (4), 438–441. URL (PDF): http://www.thorne.com/altmedrev/.fulltext/8/4/438.pdf (accessed 12.16.2008).