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Pentosan Polysulfate (PPS) Research & Studies

We track 20 published, PubMed-indexed studies for Pentosan Polysulfate (PPS), spanning 1994 to 2025. The research below includes 3 meta-analysiss, 11 reviews, 5 research articles, 1 clinical trial.

These summaries are for educational purposes. Research findings, particularly from preclinical studies, may not translate to human outcomes. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider before making decisions based on this information.
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Meta-Analysiss
11
Reviews
5
Research Articles
1
Clinical Trial

Risk and Dose-Response Relationship for Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium Maculopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Meta-Analysis
Tao BK, Sawires K, et al.|Ophthalmol Retina|2025

Pentosan polysulfate maculopathy: clinical considerations, pathobiology, and causality.

Review
Hall BP, Shiromani S, et al.|Prog Retin Eye Res|2025

Pentosan polysulfate sodium maculopathy: Final analysis of a prospective cohort, updated review, and association with inflammatory bowel disease.

Review
Santina A, Feo A, et al.|Surv Ophthalmol|2025

A review of the clinical efficacy and adverse effects of disease modifying osteoarthritic drugs (DMOADs) in dogs with special focus on glucosamine and pentosan polysulfate; do they work?

Review
Bwalya EC, Wijekoon HS, Okumura M|J Vet Med Sci|2025

Pentosan polysulfate and a pigmentary maculopathy: causation versus correlation?

Review
Proctor JG|Can J Urol|2023

Microperimetry Findings in Pentosan Polysulfate Maculopathy.

Research Article
Most J, Kalaw FGP, et al.|Ophthalmol Retina|2023

Pentosan Polysulfate Maculopathy-We Need to Know More.

Research Article
Maguire MG|JAMA Ophthalmol|2023

PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE SODIUM (ELMIRON) MACULOPATHY: A Genetic Perspective.

Research Article
Kalaw FGP, Ignacio JCI, et al.|Retina|2023

Pentosan polysulfate regulates hepcidin expression in native Mongolian horses.

Clinical Trial
Wijekoon S, Tsogbadrakh M, et al.|J Vet Med Sci|2022

Pentosan polysulfate maculopathy.

Review
Lindeke-Myers A, Hanif AM, Jain N|Surv Ophthalmol|2022

Pentosan Polysulfate, a Semisynthetic Heparinoid Disease-Modifying Osteoarthritic Drug with Roles in Intervertebral Disc Repair Biology Emulating the Stem Cell Instructive and Tissue Reparative Properties of Heparan Sulfate.

Review
Smith MM, Hayes AJ, Melrose J|Stem Cells Dev|2022

Age-Related Macular Degeneration Masquerade: A Review of Pentosan Polysulfate Maculopathy and Implications for Clinical Practice.

Review
Mukhopadhyay C, Boyce TM, et al.|Asia Pac J Ophthalmol (Phila)|2022

Pentosan polysulfate maculopathy versus age-related macular degeneration: comparative assessment with multimodal imaging.

Research Article
Christiansen JS, Barnes AC, et al.|Can J Ophthalmol|2022

Pentosan Polysulfate Maculopathy: What Urologists Should Know in 2020.

Review
Paredes Mogica JA, De EJB|Urology|2021

Update on maculopathy secondary to pentosan polysulfate toxicity.

Review
Abou-Jaoude M, Fraser C, Maldonado RS|Curr Opin Ophthalmol|2021

Pentosan Polysulfate Maculopathy-Prescribers Should Be Aware.

Research Article
Yusuf IH, Charbel Issa P, Lotery AJ|JAMA Ophthalmol|2020

Efficacy of pentosan polysulfate for the treatment of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome: results of a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

Meta-Analysis
van Ophoven A, Vonde K, et al.|Curr Med Res Opin|2019

Pentosan polysulfate: a review of its use in the relief of bladder pain or discomfort in interstitial cystitis.

Review
Anderson VR, Perry CM|Drugs|2006

Efficacy of pentosan polysulfate in the treatment of interstitial cystitis: a meta-analysis.

Meta-Analysis
Hwang P, Auclair B, et al.|Urology|1997

Pentosan polysulfate-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis.

Review
Tardy-Poncet B, Tardy B, et al.|Am J Hematol|1994