Anabolic agents as adjuncts to nutrition support therapy have been used to improve malnutrition and establish anabolism. Growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor, and anabolic steroids have been studied for their potential to reverse the catabolic process and promote anabolism. This paper reviews several anabolic agents and their possible role in nutrition support therapy.

According to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List, anabolic agents consist of exogenous anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS), endogenous AAS and other anabolic agents such as clenbuterol and selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs). Currently employed strategies for their improved detection include the prolongation of the detection windows for exogenous AAS, non-targeted and ...

According to the regulations of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) [1], anabolic androgenic steroids are classified as prohibited substances in sports. They are covered in the section “S1. Anabolic Agents 1. Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS)”. This section is further subdivided into “a. Exogenous AAS” and “b. Endogenous AAS”. AAS represent the class of substances most frequently detected in h...

introduction the incidence of liver damage due to steroid consumption is increasing due to the omnipresence of the idealized body image and the widespread availability of drugs via the internet. the genetic factors underlying individual susceptibility are not presently known. conclusions this case of pxr haploinsufficiency reveals transcriptional regulatory functions activated in the liver unde...