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Hyaluronic Acid (Hyaluronan) Summary

Description: A natural high-viscosity mucopolysaccharide with alternating beta (1-3) glucuronide and beta (1-4) glucosaminidic bonds. It is found in the UMBILICAL CORD, in VITREOUS BODY and in SYNOVIAL FLUID. A high urinary level is found in PROGERIA.

Also Known As: Hyaluronan; Advanced Medical Optics Brand of Sodium Hyaluronidate; Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. Brand of Sodium Hyaluronate; Akorn, Inc. Brand of Sodium Hyaluronate; Amo Vitrax Show All >>

Networked: 5516 relevant articles (397 outcomes, 831 trials/studies) for this Bio-Agent

Key Diseases for which Hyaluronic Acid is Relevant

  1. Osteoarthritis : 66 outcomes 125 studies in 531 results
  2. Pain (Aches) : 61 outcomes 61 studies in 261 results
  3. Knee Osteoarthritis : 36 outcomes 61 studies in 198 results
  4. Neoplasms (Cancer) : 22 outcomes 76 studies in 842 results
  5. Vesico-Ureteral Reflux (Vesicoureteral Reflux) : 17 outcomes 5 studies in 79 results
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Drugs Related to Hyaluronic Acid

  1. dextranomer
  2. Hyaluronic Acid (Hyaluronan)
  3. hylan
  4. Laminin (Merosin)
  5. Mitomycin (Mitomycin-C)
  6. Hydrogel
  7. Alanine Transaminase (SGPT)
  8. Doxorubicin (Adriamycin)
  9. Chondroitin Sulfates (Chondroitin Sulfate)
  10. Hydroxyproline (4 Hydroxyproline)
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Therapies Related to Hyaluronic Acid

  1. Injections
  2. Intra-Articular Injections
  3. Viscosupplementation
  4. Intravesical Administration
  5. Laminectomy
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