ArticleClinical kidney journal2015
Acute kidney injury associated with androgenic steroids and nutritional supplements in bodybuilders(†).
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- The potential effects of anabolic-androgenic steroids and growth hormone as commonly used sport supplements on the kidney: a systematic review.BMC nephrology · 2019Pooled it
- High Protein Diets and Glomerular Hyperfiltration in Athletes and Bodybuilders: Is Chronic Kidney Disease the Real Finish Line?Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Review
- Knowledge, Prevalence, and Consequences of Dietary Supplements Intake among Iranian Bodybuilders.Current developments in nutrition · 2024Article
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- Assessment of Renal Function of Bodybuilders Using Anabolic Androgenic Steroids and Diet Supplements.Cureus · 2023Article
- Nutritional and Non-Nutritional Strategies in Bodybuilding: Impact on Kidney Function.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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- Harm Reduction in Male Patients Actively Using Anabolic Androgenic Steroids (AAS) and Performance-Enhancing Drugs (PEDs): a Review.Journal of general internal medicine · 2021Review
- The Use of Dietary Supplements in Fitness Practitioners: A Cross-Sectional Observation Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Observational
- Glomerular Filtration Rate and Supraphysiologic-Dose Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use: A Cross-sectional Cohort Study.American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation · 2020Article
- Effects of bodybuilding supplements on the kidney: A population-based incidence study of biopsy pathology and clinical characteristics among middle eastern men.BMC nephrology · 2020Article
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Abstract
Four bodybuilders who injected anabolic steroids and ingested commercial protein (78-104 g/day) and creatine (15 g/day) products presented with serum creatinine levels between 229.84 and 335.92 µmol/L (2.6-3.8 mg/dL). Renal biopsies revealed acute tubular necrosis. Four weeks after discontinuing injections and supplements, serum creatinine was in the normal range and estimated glomerular filtration rate > 1.00 mL/s (60 mL/min), including two patients with biopsies showing >30% interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy. The findings highlight a risk for acute and potentially chronic kidney injury among young men abusing anabolic steroids and using excessive amounts of nutritional supplements.
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