title: Anabolic steroids.
abstract: Anabolic steroids may be an additional mode of intervention to promote anabolism and improve clinical outcome in various acute and chronic wasting diseases. The present review discusses the rationale for anabolic steroid treatment in acute and chronic disease, their mechanistic actions, the available clinical trials in acute and chronic disease and their side-effects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands. e.creutzberg@pul.unimaas.nl
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Creutzberg
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Schols
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D045930:Anabolic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D002908:Chronic Disease; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D019282:Wasting Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D045930:Anabolic Agents