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A combination of glucosamine sulfate, sodium hyaluronate, chondroitin sulfate, quercetin and rutin improve symptoms of interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome.

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Pubmed Data : J Agric Food Chem. 2008 Sep 24;56(18):8374-8. Epub 2008 Aug 30. PMID: 19046494

Article Published Date : Sep 24, 2008

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Chondroitin Sulfate : CK(36) : AC(8), Glucosamine : CK(116) : AC(21), Hyaluronic Acid : CK(93) : AC(11), Quercetin : CK(315) : AC(136), Rutin : CK(91) : AC(30)

Diseases : Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome : CK(52) : AC(6), Cystitis: Interstitial : CK(32) : AC(4), Interstitial Cystitis : CK(136) : AC(17), Painful Bladder Syndrome : CK(20) : AC(2)

Alpha-lipoic acid may be a clinically useful therapy in interstitial cystitis.

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Pubmed Data : Med Hypotheses. 2007;69(4):957-8. Epub 2007 Apr 23. PMID: 17451887

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2007

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Alpha-Lipoic Acid : CK(408) : AC(80)

Diseases : Interstitial Cystitis : CK(136) : AC(17)

Additional Keywords : Special : CK(20) : AC(2)

Bladder-injected chondroitin sulphate was shown to have a clinically significant positive effect in the treatment interstitial cystitis.

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Pubmed Data : BJU Int. 2008 Sep 3. PMID: 18778342

Article Published Date : Sep 03, 2008

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Chondroitin Sulfate : CK(36) : AC(8)

Diseases : Cystitis: Interstitial : CK(32) : AC(4), Interstitial Cystitis : CK(136) : AC(17)

Glycoaminoglycans like glucosamine may contribute to improving conditions like ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease and interstitial cystitis.

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Pubmed Data : Med Hypotheses. 1999 Apr;52(4):297-301. PMID: 10465666

Article Published Date : Apr 01, 1999

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Glucosamine : CK(116) : AC(21)

Diseases : Crohn's Disease : CK(361) : AC(22), Interstitial Cystitis : CK(136) : AC(17), Ulcerative Colitis : CK(461) : AC(40)

Guided imagery appears to improve symptoms in patients with interstitial cystitis.

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Pubmed Data : J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Jan-Feb;14(1):53-60. PMID: 18199015

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2008

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Interstitial Cystitis : CK(136) : AC(17)

Therapeutic Actions : Guided Imagery : CK(10) : AC(1)

Hyaluronic acid safely reduces pain and urinary frequence associated with Interstitial Cystitis.

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Pubmed Data : Scand J Urol Nephrol. 2005;39(2):143-7. PMID: 16032779

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2005

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Hyaluronic Acid : CK(93) : AC(11)

Diseases : Cystitis: Interstitial : CK(32) : AC(4), Interstitial Cystitis : CK(136) : AC(17), Nocturia : CK(42) : AC(5)

Hyperbaric oxygen appears to be effective to treat patients with interstitial cystitis.

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Pubmed Data : Eur Urol. 2004 Jul;46(1):108-13. PMID: 15183555

Article Published Date : Jul 01, 2004

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Interstitial Cystitis : CK(136) : AC(17)

Therapeutic Actions : Hyperbaric Treatment : CK(297) : AC(32)

Interstitial cystitis may be associated with an increased activation of a defensive emotional circuit in the context of a threat of abdominal pain.

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Pubmed Data : J Urol. 2009 May;181(5):2127-33. Epub 2009 Mar 14. PMID: 19286199

Article Published Date : May 01, 2009

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Interstitial Cystitis : CK(136) : AC(17)

Additional Keywords : Psychosomatic Connections : CK(10) : AC(1)

Long-term oral administration of L-arginine increases nitric oxide related enzymes and metabolites in the urine of patients with interstitial cystitis, which is associated with a decrease in interstitial cystitis related symptoms.

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Pubmed Data : J Urol. 1997 Dec;158(6):2045-50. PMID: 9366309

Article Published Date : Dec 01, 1997

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Arginine : CK(970) : AC(169)

Diseases : Interstitial Cystitis : CK(136) : AC(17)

Long-term oral L-arginine appears to improve interstitial cystitis related symptoms.

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Pubmed Data : J Urol. 1997 Sep;158(3 Pt 1):703-8. PMID: 9258064

Article Published Date : Sep 01, 1997

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Arginine : CK(970) : AC(169)

Diseases : Interstitial Cystitis : CK(136) : AC(17)

Mast cell activation is a pathologic characteristic for interstitial cystitis, indicating that anti-histamines may play a therapeutic role in treatment.

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Pubmed Data : Int J Tissue React. 1992;14(6):307-12. PMID: 1306530

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 1992

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Interstitial Cystitis : CK(136) : AC(17)

Pharmacological Actions : Histamine Antagonists : CK(46) : AC(18)

Myofascial physical therapy has a therapeutic effect in urological chronic pelvic pain syndromes.

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Pubmed Data : J Urol. 2009 Aug;182(2):570-80. Epub 2009 Jun 17. PMID: 19535099

Article Published Date : Aug 01, 2009

Study Type : Human Study

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Diseases : Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome : CK(52) : AC(6), Interstitial Cystitis : CK(136) : AC(17), Painful Bladder Syndrome : CK(20) : AC(2)

Therapeutic Actions : Myofascial Release : CK(30) : AC(3)

Oral L-arginine may decrease pain and urgency in a subset of interstitial cystitis patients.

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Pubmed Data : J Urol. 1999 Feb;161(2):558-65. PMID: 9915448

Article Published Date : Feb 01, 1999

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Arginine : CK(970) : AC(169)

Diseases : Interstitial Cystitis : CK(136) : AC(17)

Quercetin is well tolerated and provided significant symptomatic improvement in patients with interstitial cystitis.

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Pubmed Data : Tech Urol. 2001 Mar;7(1):44-6. PMID: 11272677

Article Published Date : Mar 01, 2001

Study Type : Human Study

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Substances : Quercetin : CK(315) : AC(136)

Diseases : Interstitial Cystitis : CK(136) : AC(17)

Curcumin protects against cyclophosphamide-induced haemorrhagic cystitis.

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Pubmed Data : Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2004 Apr 16;316(4):1065-72. PMID: 19413659

Article Published Date : Apr 16, 2004

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Curcumin : CK(2890) : AC(1511)

Diseases : Bladder Dysfunction : CK(39) : AC(7), Chemotherapy-Induced Toxicity: Cyclophosphamide : CK(27) : AC(10), Cystitis : CK(2) : AC(1), Interstitial Cystitis : CK(136) : AC(17)

Pharmacological Actions : Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Alpha Inhibitor : CK(1015) : AC(343)

Taurine protects against degenerative changes in the urinary bladder, suggesting its role in the treatment of interstitial cystitis.

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Pubmed Data : Acta Histochem. 2007;109(3):208-14. Epub 2007 Feb 6. PMID: 17287017

Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2007

Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Taurine : CK(145) : AC(33)

Diseases : Cystitis: Interstitial : CK(32) : AC(4), Interstitial Cystitis : CK(136) : AC(17)

Dimethyl sulfone (DMSO2) may have value in the treatment of interstitial cystitis.

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Pubmed Data : Urol Clin North Am. 1994 Feb;21(1):85-8. PMID: 8284850

Article Published Date : Feb 01, 1994

Study Type : Commentary

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Substances : DMSO (Dimethyl sulphoxide) : CK(5) : AC(4)

Diseases : Interstitial Cystitis : CK(136) : AC(17)

Pharmacological Actions : Anti-Inflammatory Agents : CK(1144) : AC(420)

Hatha Yoga therapy management of urologic disorders.

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Pubmed Data : World J Urol. 2002 Nov;20(5):306-9. Epub 2002 Oct 24. PMID: 12522587

Article Published Date : Nov 01, 2002

Study Type : Review

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Diseases : Epididymitis : CK(1) : AC(1), Interstitial Cystitis : CK(136) : AC(17), Vulvar Diseases : CK(1) : AC(1), Vulvodynia : CK(11) : AC(2)

Therapeutic Actions : Yoga : CK(671) : AC(72)

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