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Hepatotoxicity by Dietary Supplements: A Tabular Listing and Clinical Characteristics

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García-Cortés, Miren, Robles-Díaz, Mercedes, Ortega-Alonso, Aida, Medina-Caliz, Inmaculada, Andrade, Raul·2016·International Journal of Molecular Sciences

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Dietary supplements (DS) are extensively consumed worldwide despite unproven efficacy. The true incidence of DS-induced liver injury (DSILI) is unknown but is probably under-diagnosed due to the general belief of safety of these products. Reported cases of herbals and DS-induced liver injury are increasing worldwide. The aim of this manuscript is to report a tabular listing with a description of DS associated with hepatotoxicity as well as review the phenotype and severity of DSILI. Natural remedies related to hepatotoxicity can be divided into herbal product-induced liver injury and DS-induced liver injury. In this article, we describe different DS associated with liver injury, some of them manufactured DS containing several ingredients (Herbalife™ products, Hydroxycut™, LipoKinetix™, UCP-1 and OxyELITE™) while others have a single ingredient (green tea extract, linoleic acid, usnic acid, 1,3-Dimethylamylamine, vitamin A, Garcinia cambogia and ma huang). Additional DS containing some of the aforementioned ingredients implicated in liver injury are also covered. We have also included illicit androgenic anabolic steroids for bodybuilding in this work, as they are frequently sold under the denomination of DS despite being conventional drugs.

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Authors
García-Cortés, M., Robles-Díaz, M., Ortega-Alonso, A., Medina-Caliz, I., & Andrade, R.
Affiliations
Servicio de Farmacología Clíınica and Unidad de Gestión Clínica (UGC) de Gastroenterología y Hepatología, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Universidad de Málaga (UMA), 29010 Málaga, Spain
Venue
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2016-04-09
Volume
17
Issue
4
Pages
537
ISSN
1422-0067 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2321798362
Cited by
179
References
157
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 35 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 25 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 4
FWCI
3.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RISalud Institutional Health Repository of Andalucía (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • Instituto de Salud Carlos III cofounded by Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional – FEDER (PI04/1688, PI12-00620, AC-0073-2013)
  • Agencia Española del Medicamento.
  • CIBERehd is funded by Instituto de Salud Carlos III.
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmacology › Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Plant Toxicity and Pharmacological Properties
Keywords
drug-induced liver injury, herbal supplements, green tea extract, Garcinia cambogia, Ma Huang, usnic acid, linoleic acid, vitamin A, anabolic steroids, bodybuilding supplements, Herbalife, liver injury severity, natural remedies
MeSH terms
Clinical Trials as Topic, Female, Humans, Male, Plants, Medicinal, Dietary Supplements, Plant Preparations, Testosterone Congeners, Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury

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