TY - JOUR AU - Freitas, Karine M. AU - Monteiro, Juliana C. AU - Gomes, Marcos LM AU - Taboga, SebastiĆ£o R. AU - Dolder, Heidi PY - 2013 DA - 2013/02/13 TI - Heteropterys tomentosa (A. Juss.) infusion counteracts Cyclosporin a side effects on the ventral prostate JO - BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine SP - 30 VL - 13 IS - 1 AB - Cyclosporin A (CsA) is an immunosuppressive drug widely used in treatment of auto-immune diseases or after organ transplants. However, several side effects are commonly associated with CsA long term intake, some regarding to loss of reproductive organ function due to oxidative damage. Considering that phytotherapy is an important tool often used against oxidative stress, we would like to describe the beneficial effects of Heteropterys tomentosa intake to minimize the damage caused by CsA to the ventral prostate tissue of Wistar rats under laboratorial conditions. SN - 1472-6882 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-13-30 DO - 10.1186/1472-6882-13-30 ID - Freitas2013 ER -