title: [Critical aspects of peptide hormone abuse in exercise and sports: an update].
abstract: The hormonal abuse in physical exercise practioners is very common. Many pleople believe these substances can promote skeletal muscle hyperthrophy and improve physical fitness without health damaging effects. However, this is another myth that science unmasked. This article updates information regarding abuse of insulin, growth hormone, thyroid hormones, and erythropoitin. The peptide hormone abuse can cause motor paralysis, skeletal muscle damage and loss, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, arterial hypertension, sweating, headaches, vomiting and enhances the risk for atherosclerosis, thrombosis, osteoporosis, and cancer.
authors.forename: Carlos Kusano Bucalen
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Ferrari
mesh_terms: D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000502:physiology; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D061385:Insulins / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000502:physiology; D036361:Peptide Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000502:physiology; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D061385:Insulins; D036361:Peptide Hormones; D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D004921:Erythropoietin; D013006:Growth Hormone