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Chondroitin sulfate is superior to hyaluronic acid

Nature Reviews Urology volume 14, page 391 (2017)Cite this article

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Data from a comparison study involving patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome indicate the superiority of chondroitin sulfate compared with hyaluronic acid as glucosaminoglycan replacement therapy. Intravesical chondroitin sulfate was superior in terms of 24-hour urinary frequency, nocturia, and interstitial cystitis problem index scores. No severe adverse effects were reported. These results, from a small cohort of patients, indicate the need for further comparisons in order to confirm this finding.

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  1. Gülpınar, Ö. et al. Clinical comparison of intravesical hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate therapies in the treatment of bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis. Neurourol. Urodyn. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nau.23284 (2017)

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Sidaway, P. Chondroitin sulfate is superior to hyaluronic acid. Nat Rev Urol 14, 391 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2017.86

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