Prospects for the use of chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine sulfate with osteoarthritis associated with pathology of the kidneys and urinary system

Introduction. Chondroitin sulfate (CS) and glucosamine sulfate (GS), widely used as chondroprotectors, can maintain the normal functioning of the urinary system but their effect has not been analyzed systematically.Aim: to perform a systematic analysis of the possibilities of using CS and GS in patients with pathology of the kidneys and urinary system.Materials and methods. Predictive analysis of 2,093 publications on the interactions of CS/GS with the functioning of the kidneys and other organs of the urinary system found at the request “(urinary OR bladder OR kidney) AND (glucosamine OR chondroitin)” by methods of the theory of topological data analysis.Results. Disorders of cholesterol and glucosamine metabolism are characteristic of cystitis, glomerular nephritis, urinary tract infections (UTIs), urolithiasis, proteinuria, and formation of diabetic nephropathy. In addition to inhibiting the pro-inflammatory cascade NF-kB, CS/GS contribute to eliminating the deficiency of glycosaminoglycans in the pathology of urothelium, inhibit urolithiasis, inhibit the synthesis of pro-inflammatory nitric oxide NO in macrophages, and modulate O-glycosylation processes.Conclusion. The results of fundamental and clinical studies show that subsidies of CS/GS substances of pharmacological quality per os and CS instillation in the bladder (in particular, in combination with hyaluronic acid) are the means of choice for patients suffering from osteoarthritis and diseases of the urinary system. Highly purified pharmacological CS substances are part of the preparation Chondroguard.