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    Lymphocyte proliferation stimulated by activated human macrophages treated with Canova
    (Elsevier B.V., 2009-01-01) Burbano, Rommel Rodriguez; Leal, Mariana Ferreira [UNIFESP]; Costa, Joana Borges da; Bahia, Marcelo de Oliveira; Lima de Lima, Patricia Danielle; Khayat, Andre Salim; Seligman, Igor Chamon; Assumpcao, Paulo Plmentel de; Buchi, Dorly de Freitas; Cardoso Smith, Marilia de Arruda [UNIFESP]; Fed Univ Para; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP); Univ Fed Parana
    Introduction: Canova (CA) is a homeopathic medication with immunomodulatory properties, recommended for patients with a depressed immune system. CA has been reported to increase in leukocyte numbers, cellular differentiation and reduction in tumor size.Aim and method. Since CA may stimulate lymphocyte differentiation, proliferation, and/or survival, the aim of the present study was to compare the mitotic index (MI) of phytohemagglutinin-stimulated human lymphocytes cultured in a medium supplemented with human macrophages activated by CA, with lymphocytes cultured in a medium without CA-treated macrophages.Results: in this study, the MI of lymphocyte cultured received the medium containing CA-stimulated macrophages showed a higher proliferation index (p < 0.01) than the lymphocytes cultured in a medium without CA-treated macrophages. Our results suggest that CA treatment, in addition to activating macrophages, indirectly induces lymphocyte proliferation and has potential as a new adjuvant therapeutic approach. Homeopathy (2009) 98, 45-48.