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Pentosan Polysulphate Sodium

Known as: Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium, Sodium, Pentosan Polysulfate, Sodium, Pentosan Polysulphate 
The sodium salt of a semisynthetic heparin-like glucosaminoglycan. Although its mechanism of action is unknown, pentosan polysulfate may act as a… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Sodium pentosan polysulfate resulted in cartilage improvement in knee osteoarthritis - An open clinical trial-
BackgroundPentosan polysulfate sodium (pentosan) is a semi-synthetic drug manufactured from beech-wood hemicellulose by sulfate… 
2003
2003
Polymeric Ligands with Specificity for Aggregated Prion Proteins
The misfolding of normal proteins and their subsequent aggregation in the brain is characteristic of a group of related… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Pentosan polysulfate decreases proliferation and net extracellular matrix production in mouse mesangial cells.
Glomerulosclerosis is characterized by extracellular matrix accumulation and is often associated with mesangial cell… 
1999
1999
The oral bioavailability of pentosan polysulphate sodium in healthy volunteers
AbstractObjective: Pentosan polysulphate sodium (PPS), a heparin-like drug, is supposed to be orally applicable. The objective of… 
1993
1993
Alterations in some risk factors and urinary enzymes in urolithiatic rats treated with sodium pentosan polysulphate.
The effect of sodium pentosan polysulphate (SPP) was investigated in calcium oxalate stone forming rats with respect to the… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Lipoprotein-associated coagulation inhibitor (LACI) is a cofactor for heparin: synergistic anticoagulant action between LACI and sulfated polysaccharides.
Lipoprotein-associated coagulation inhibitor (LACI) is a plasma-derived protein that inhibits tissue factor (TF)/factor VIIa… 
1990
1990
Highly sulfated glycosaminoglycans augment the cross-linking of vitronectin by guinea pig liver transglutaminase. Functional studies of the cross-linked vitronectin multimers.
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Surface interaction between glycosaminoglycans and calcium oxalate.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
The amplified chemiluminescence test to characterize antirheumatic drugs as oxygen radical scavengers.
1981
1981
Inhibition of human elastase from polymorphonuclear leucocytes by gold sodium thiomalate and pentosan polysulfate (SP-54).
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