Cartrophen Vet is a semisynthetic polysulphated polysaccharide which possesses anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic chondroprotective properties. Cartrophen Vet has the following actions:

(a) Stimulates chondrocytes to synthesize cartilage matrix;
(b) Stimulates synoviocyte biosynthesis of hyaluronic acid
(c) Inhibits enzymes implicated in the degradation of cartilage matrix components and in the release of inflammatory mediators
(d) Anti-inflammatory activity by inhibition of arachidonic acid metabolism
(e) Mobilizes thrombi and fibrin deposits in synovial tissues and subchondral blood vessels, thus increasing the perfusion of the joint, with resulting improvement in cartilage nutrition
(f) Mobilizes lipids and cholesterol in synovial and subchondral blood vessels