Dr Elizabeth Steels
Adjunct Senior Fellow
School of Pharmacy
Adjunct Senior Fellow
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Journal Articles
Erhardt, Rene, Steels, Elizabeth, Harnett, Joanna E., Taing, Meng-Wong and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2024). Effects of a prebiotic formulation on the composition of the faecal microbiota of people with functional constipation. European Journal of Nutrition, 63 (3), 777-784. doi: 10.1007/s00394-023-03292-9
Pickering, Emily, Steels, Elizabeth, Castaneda, Rommy and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2023). Effect of Coccinia grandis (Linn.) Voigt extract on glucose metabolism markers in a prediabetic population: a double-blind randomised clinical trial. Phytomedicine Plus, 3 (4) 100487, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.phyplu.2023.100487
Steels, Elizabeth, Erhardt, Rene, Harnett, Joanna E., Vigar, Vanessa and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2023). Efficacy of a prebiotic formulation for treatment of functional constipation and associated gastrointestinal symptoms in adults: a randomised controlled trial. Advances in Integrative Medicine, 10 (2), 43-50. doi: 10.1016/j.aimed.2023.05.001
Erhardt, Rene, Harnett, Joanna E., Steels, Elizabeth and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2022). Functional constipation and the effect of prebiotics on the gut microbiome - a review. British Journal of Nutrition, 130 (6) PII S0007114522003853, 1-9. doi: 10.1017/s0007114522003853
Pickering, Emily, Steels, Elizabeth, Rao, Amanda and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2022). An exploratory study of the safety and efficacy of a Trigonella foenum-graecum seed extract in early glucose dysregulation: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial. Pharmaceutics, 14 (11) 2453, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14112453
Pickering, Emily, Steels, Elizabeth L., Steadman, Kathryn J., Rao, Amanda and Vitetta, Luis (2022). A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of palmitoylethanolamide for treating diabetic-related peripheral neuropathic pain. Inflammopharmacology, 30 (6), 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s10787-022-01033-8
Steels, Elizabeth, Venkatesh, Ruchitha, Steels, Eleanor, Vitetta, Gemma and Vitetta, Luis (2019). A double-blind randomized placebo controlled study assessing safety, tolerability and efficacy of palmitoylethanolamide for symptoms of knee osteoarthritis. Inflammopharmacology, 27 (3), 475-485. doi: 10.1007/s10787-019-00582-9
Hines, Sonia, Steels, Elizabeth, Chang, Anne and Gibbons, Kristen (2018). Aromatherapy for treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018 (3) CD007598. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007598.pub3
Detering, Matthew, Steels, Elizabeth, Koyyalamudi, Sundar Rao, Allifranchini, Elena, Bocchietto, Elena and Vitetta, Luis (2017). Ageratum conyzoides L. inhibits 5-alpha-reductase gene expression in human prostate cells and reduces symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy in otherwise healthy men in a double blind randomized placebo controlled clinical study : A. conyzoides is a 5 alpha reductase inhibitor and reduces BPH. BioFactors, 43 (6), 789-800. doi: 10.1002/biof.1389
Rao, Amanda, Steels, Elizabeth, Beccaria, Gavin, Inder, Warrick J. and Vitetta, Luis (2015). Influence of a specialized Trigonella foenum-graecum seed extract (Libifem), on testosterone, estradiol and sexual function in healthy menstruating women, a randomized placebo controlled study. Phytotherapy Research, 29 (8), 1123-1130. doi: 10.1002/ptr.5355
Coulson, Samantha, Rao, Amanda, Beck, Shoshannah L., Steels, Elizabeth, Gramotnev, Helen and Vitetta, Luis (2013). A phase II randomised double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial investigating the efficacy and safety of ProstateEZE Max: a herbal medicine preparation for the management of symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 21 (3), 172-179. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.01.007
Steels, Elizabeth, Rao, Amanda and Vitetta, Luis (2011). Physiological aspects of male libido enhanced by standardized trigonella foenum-graecum extract and mineral formulation. Phytotherapy Research, 25 (9), 1294-1300. doi: 10.1002/ptr.3360
Houghton, C. A., Steels, E. L., Fassett, R. G. and Coombes, J. S. (2011). Effects of a gliadin-combined plant superoxide dismutase extract on self-perceived fatigue in women aged 50-65 years. Phytomedicine, 18 (6), 521-526. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2010.09.006
Conference Paper
Vitetta, L., Coulson, S., Rao, A. and Steels, E. (2013). A phase II randomised double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial investigating the efficacy and safety of a herbal medicine preparation for the management of symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy. 3rd International Conference on the Science of Nutrition in Medicine and Healthcare, Sydney, NSW Australia, 3-5 May 2013.