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. 2024 Feb 28;15(2):293-296.
doi: 10.4103/idoj.idoj_760_23. eCollection 2024 Mar-Apr.

Cutaneous Side Effects of Sports Supplements

Sujata M Ambalal  1 , Harshita R Vyas  2
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Cutaneous Side Effects of Sports Supplements

Sujata M Ambalal et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. .
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Figure 1
Bulging biceps with spotty skin (acne) in a gym enthusiast on whey protein supplements
Figure 2
Figure 2
Biochemical pathways of cutaneous response to whey and BCAA supplements. BCAA: branched chain amino acid; GIP: glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide; GH: growth hormone; ACTH: adrenocorticotropic hormone; IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor-1; DHEA: dehydroepiandrosterone; 5αR: 5-alpha-reductase; DHT: dihydrotestosterone; MC5R: melanocortin 5 receptor; PI3K: phoshoinositide-3-kinase; mTOR: mammalian target of rapamycin; FOXO1: forkhead box protein O1; S6K1: S6 kinase 1; SREBP1: sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 1; AR: androgen receptor; PPARγ: peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma; LXRα: liver X receptor alpha; TLR: toll-like receptor
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