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The protective effect of Canova homeopathic medicine in cyclophosphamide-treated non-human primates

2012; Elsevier BV; Volume: 50; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.fct.2012.09.002

1873-6351

Mariana Ferreira Leal, Lusânia Maria Greggi Antunes, Maria Fernanda Vita Lamarão, Carla Elvira Araújo da Silva, Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro da Silva, Paulo Pimentel de Assumpção, Edilson Andrade, Alexandre Pingarilho Rezende, Aline Amaral Imbeloni, José Augusto Pereira Carneiro Muniz, Giovanny R. Pinto, Marı́lia de Arruda Cardoso Smith, Rommel Mário Rodríguez Burbano,

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies

Canova activates macrophages and indirectly induces lymphocyte proliferation. Here we evaluated the effects of Canova in cyclophosphamide-treated non-human primates.Twelve Cebus apella were evaluated. Four animals were treated with Canova only. Eight animals were treated with two doses of cyclophosphamide (50 mg/kg) and four of these animals received Canova. Body weight, biochemistry and hematologic analyses were performed for 40 days. Micronucleus and comet assays were performed for the evaluation of DNA damage.We observed that cyclophosphamide induced abnormal WBC count in all animals. However, the group treated with cyclophosphamide plus Canova presented a higher leukocyte count than that which received only cyclophosphamide. Cyclophosphamide induced micronucleus and DNA damage in all animals. The frequency of these alterations was significantly lower in the Canova group than in the group without this medicine.Our results demonstrated that Canova treatment minimizes cyclophosphamide myelotoxicity in C. apella.