Osteoarthritis may also begin with degeneration and thinning of the articular cartilage. Subsequent invasion of blood vessels into normally avascular cartilage then causes the cartilage to calcify. These effects are achieved in part because of the large and effective amounts of mucopolysaccharides contained in clinical grade shark cartilage. The inflammation fighting mucopolysaccharides work with the angiogenesis-fighting protein to produce a response that is much more significant than the response either might produce if it working alone. This synergistic effect stops inflammation, pain and further breakdown of the cartilage.
Psoriasis is characterized by excessive growth and shedding of the outer layer in the skin.
The condition may depend on abnormal capillary growth in the skin, resulting in unusually large increases in skin thickness above the capillary bed. Treatment of psoriasis involves corticosteroid creams and ointments, coal tar preparations, and ultraviolet light. The response to these therapies is erratic and in most cases must be considered poor. Be aware that with this treatment, the itching and the scales, will be the first symptoms to disappear. Without the scales, the capillary vessels will be more apparent.