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Avaliação do efeito antigenotóxico e anticitotóxico do bioproduto método CANOVA®
(Universidade Federal do Pará, 2012-09-28) NASCIMENTO, Henrique Fonseca Sousa do; BAHIA, Marcelo de Oliveira; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3219037174956649
The CANOVA® (CA) method is a Brazilian homeopathic immunomodulator. CA is indicated in clinical conditions where the immune system is impaired. N-Methyl-Nnitrosourea (NMU) is an N-nitroso carcinogenic alkylating agent used as an experimental model in rodents and monkeys. NMU also shows genotoxic/mutagenic effects that can be assessed by classical tests such as detection of DNA damage and chromosomal aberrations. Although several studies have shown promising results in the use of CA, there are no studies reporting possible antigenotoxic effects of this medicine, despite its anticancer potential. Therefore, the present study evaluated the in vitro antigenotoxic and anticytotoxic effects of CA in human lymphocytes exposed to NMU. Samples of human lymphocytes that were subjected to different concentrations of a mixture containing CA and NMU were used in the present study. The viability of cells exposed to NMU was evaluated by MTT assay, CA genotoxicity/antigenotoxicity was evaluated by the comet assay and CA anticytotoxicity was assessed by quantification of apoptosis and necrosis using fluorescent dyes (acridine orange/ethidium bromide). The MTT assay showed that NMU was able to decrease lymphocyte viability significantly. By using the comet assay it was observed that CA significantly reduces DNA damage induced by NMU, which sets a clear antigenotoxic effect of the homeopathic compound. CA also reduced significantly the frequency of NMU-induced apoptosis after 24 hours of treatment. We conclude that CA had an antigenotoxic and anticytotoxic effect in the conditions evaluated in this study, thereby demonstrating a clear cytoprotective potential.