[Anti-inflammatory action of a hyaluronic acid-chondroitin sulfate preparation in an in vitro bladder model]

Interstitial cystitis and BPS (bladder pain syndrome) are chronic inflammatory diseases of the bladder. They are as yet imperfectly understood diseases, possibly originating from damage to the glycosaminoglycan layer of the bladder epithelium . Hyaluronic acid-containing preparations are currently utilised for palliation of the symptoms and protection of the bladder epithelium . The aim of the work described here was the evaluation of one of these preparations containing chondroitin sulfate together with hyaluronic acid.

Schulz A, Vestweber AM, Dressler D

Current Urol. 2009 Mar;40(2):109-12. doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1098784. Epub 2009 Mar 18.