Dr Elizabeth Steels
Adjunct Senior Fellow
School of Pharmacy
Adjunct Senior Fellow
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Journal Articles
Schott, Eric M., Charbonneau, Mark R., Kiel, Douglas P., Bukata, Susan, Zuscik, Michael J., Rosen, Clifford, Ballok, Alicia, Toledo, Gerardo V., Steels, Elizabeth, Huntress, Harry, Rao, Amanda, Ebelt, Phillippa, Travison, Thomas G., Soto-Giron, Maria J., Wolff, Ian, Easson, D. Davidson, Engelke, Klaus and Vitetta, Luis (2025). A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of the synbiotic medical food, SBD111, for the clinical dietary management of bone loss in menopausal women. Osteoporosis International, 36 (10), 2019-2030. doi: 10.1007/s00198-025-07650-7
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.