In rats suffering from prolonged malnutrition, the collagen concentrations are reduced. Strep and staph bacteria emit an enzyme called hyaluronidase. Hylauronidase is an enzyme which breaks down hyaluronic acid, thus allowing an entry point for the bacteria to enter the body. Nearly every great discovery in science has come as the result of providing a new question rather than a new answer. Paul A. Meglitsch Return to top S ummary Hyaluronic acid occurs in abundant amounts in many of the places people with connective tissue disorders have problems such as the joints, the eyes, the skin and heart valves.
Hyaluronic acid is needed to cushion and lubricate joints, eyes, skin and heart valves.
People with connective tissue disorders and related features all seem to have abnormalities of hyaluronic acid. In every study I found that analyzed hyaluronic acid levels in people with connective tissue disorders or related disorders, they always had hyaluronic acid abnormalities, compared to controls. Hyaluronic acid is influenced by nutrition and other environmental factors. Many of the features of connective tissue disorders are also known to be caused by nutritional deficiencies, and not surprisingly these are often the same nutritional factors that influence the manufacture of hyaluronic acid. My theory is that this is not all one big coincidence.