Within the Materials and Methods section of the paper by Goudarzi et al. 1, it was stated that Arthrocen is manufactured as per a patented process (U.S. patent EP2464248A2). However, this patent covers a general process for a ‘composition including an unsaponifiable fraction’ and does not relate to the manufacture of Arthrocen or the avocado and soya unsaponifiables it contains. Rather, Arthrocen possesses a US Trademark granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO 4397178).
Reference
- 1. Goudarzi R, Taylor JF, Yazdi PG and Pedersen BA (2017) Effects of Arthrocen, an avocado/soy unsaponifiables agent, on inflammatory mediators and gene expression in human chondrocytes. FEBS Open Bio 7, 187–194. 10.1002/2211-5463.12176 [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
