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Clusterin: The Bodyguard

When tissue is injured, cells in the area come under stress — chemical stress, oxidative stress, the chaos of an active repair zone. Some of them won't make it. Clusterin is part of what helps the rest survive long enough to do their job.

clusterin shield OXIDATIVE STRESS

Injured tissue is a hostile environment for cells. Clusterin shields them so they can keep working.

THE ANALOGY

Clusterin is the bodyguard between your horse's cells and the chaos.

An active injury site isn't a calm place. There are damaged proteins floating around, oxidative stress, inflammatory signals, and physical disruption. Cells that are trying to do repair work are taking a beating.

Clusterin is cytoprotective — it helps buffer that environment, supports cell survival, and clears away misfolded proteins that would otherwise stress the system further.

“Healing isn't just about doing the right thing. It's about surviving long enough to keep doing it.”

Especially in active lesions — tendon tears, joint flares, post-surgical sites — clusterin is part of what keeps the repair workforce intact during the worst of the storm.

HOW IT WORKS IN THE HORSE

What clusterin does in active tissue

Buffers oxidative stress

Active injury sites generate reactive molecules that damage cells. Clusterin helps neutralize those before they cause more harm.

Clears damaged proteins

It binds misfolded or damaged proteins floating in the local environment, supporting clean-up alongside protection.

Supports cell survival

By stabilizing the local environment, clusterin helps repair cells keep functioning even in the difficult conditions of an active lesion.

Protection where the body is doing its hardest work.

equicenta® CTM provides clusterin to joint and musculoskeletal tissue lesions — at the site where the storm is loudest, and where cellular protection matters most.

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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