Peptide Atlas · Polymer

Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium

Pentosan polysulfate is a sulfated oligosaccharide, not a peptide.

established

provisional
3 citations
0 discussions
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BAY-946
Cartrophen
Elmiron
HOE-946
PPS
Pentosan Polysulfate
Polypentose sulfate
SP-54
Xylan sulfate

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What the evidence says

six tiers, never blended

established — replicated in humans, or settled by a regulator

every claim resolves to its source

All 3 citations resolve to their original source. · 0 posts naming it, 0 members counted once each.

Evidence, kept apart

The Atlas never mixes evidence types into one blob. Each claim below carries the tier it actually sits in; an unresolved citation is shown and does not move the page.

Evidence map for Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium. Tier reflects study design, not enthusiasm.
Claim	Tier	Source
Pigmentary maculopathy with chronic pentosan polysulfate exposure	emerging	pmid 29801663
Double-blind placebo-controlled trial in interstitial cystitis	established	pmid 1693797
Pentosan polysulfate described as a sulfated oligosaccharide	preclinical	pmid 2465736

Unanswered questions

No open questions on file. Either everything about this molecule is known, or nobody has admitted what is not.

Negative findings

failure is information

Nobody has filed a failure yet. Failures are information; this list is waiting for an honest one.