Posted by Youdon'talwaysgetwhatyouwant! on March 25, 1997 at 17:47:25:
n the very day that I first saw your post, I had submitted for
publication in my state society's newsletter a review article on DHEA.
Obviously I can't provide it until it is published but I can do so once
it is available to the membership. With regards to it's use in AIDS
wasting syndrome, I found no evidence of its being used in that
particular area. However, in a series of AIDS patients who were taking
antiretrovirals, DHEA at 75 mg/day yielded improvements in CD4 counts of
> 25% in only 56% of patients. It still has much potential, it just
needs to be studied in the proper way! While DHEA is a precursor to the
precursor of testosterone, it also goes on to form the estrogens, thus I
would not call it anabolic in the pure sense of the word.
The article will be sent out in my area probably next week or so.
Best regards,
Dr. Vince Pearson
Drug Information/Utilization Pharmacist
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland USA