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*Dyrestudier er ikke nødvendigvis indikative for klinisk effekt.
^ Laboratorietesting er ikke nødvendigvis indikativ for kliniske resultater.
* Som målt med WOMAC smertepoeng rapportert av pasienter som fortsatte med oppfølging i 3 år (n = 19), viste 19 av den opprinnelige gruppen på 31 pasienter 70 % smerteforbedring.