THE ANALOGY
If inflammation is a grass fire, annexin is the fire break.
A pasture fire isn't necessarily catastrophic — small, controlled, it can even be useful. But once it starts running, you need a clear strip of bare ground between the flames and everything you don't want burned. That's a fire break. That's annexin.
Annexin (also called lipocortin) helps modulate inflammatory and immune responses, keeping the body's response proportional to the actual problem and supporting resolution instead of letting things smolder.
“Inflammation that doesn't resolve is what turns a one-time injury into a chronic problem.”
The horses we worry about most aren't the ones with acute injuries — they're the ones whose tissue never quite calms down. Annexin is part of how the body restores the balance.
HOW IT WORKS IN THE HORSE
What annexin does at the tissue level
Modulates inflammatory signals
Annexin influences the production of inflammatory mediators, helping keep the response proportional to the underlying need.
Supports resolution
Rather than just suppressing inflammation, annexin contributes to the active processes that bring an inflammatory response to a clean close.
Calms the local environment
The result is a tissue environment more conducive to organized repair — and less prone to the chronic, low-grade inflammation that drives long-term breakdown.
A calmer environment for tissues to recover in.
By supplying annexin, equicenta® CTM supports a more balanced tissue environment — one where the body's repair signals aren't drowned out by ongoing inflammatory noise.
Ask your veterinarian whether equicenta® CTM could be part of your horse's plan.
Every case is different. Your veterinarian is the right person to weigh whether a regenerative approach fits the diagnosis, the rehab plan, and your horse.
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