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Shamaki B Usman et al., RRJMHS 2019, ISSN: 2319-9865
Novel ethno-therapeutic agent against squamous cell carcinoma in sheep using wild
Ganoderma
species based petrolatum paste in Nigeria
Shamaki B Usman, Yusuf Abba, Hassan Z Garba and Wiam I
University of Maiduguri, Nigeria
S
quamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) or skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in animals worldwide. ere are claims
of anticancer potentials of the wild
Ganoderma
sp., that is currently undergoing research, however, most of these researches
involved in vitro studies methods using cell lines. ree sheep (Balami breed) were observed with cauli ower-like growths
on various locations on their skins, and histopathological analysis from the skin biopsies revealed that it was squamous cell
carcinoma. Using wild
Ganoderma
sp. based jelly at 6.7 mg/Ml. It was applied daily for two consecutive weeks on the speci c
growth areas on the treated sheep, while one of the sheep served as positive control with only the petrolatum jelly applied
for the same period and the third sheep served as negative control and was not administered any topical treatment. Results
from this study showed progressive regression of the tumorous growth in the treated sheep following topical application of
the
Ganoderma
sp., based jelly treatment until completely cured a er two weeks of topical application, while progressive
growth of the tumor on the skin of both controls was observed within the same treatment periods. In conclusion, this study
demonstrated that wild
Ganoderma
sp., based petrolatum paste preparation alone, can cure squamous cell carcinoma in sheep
when compared to the control and may be a potential novel, ethno-therapy based anticancer agent for veterinary use.
Biography
Bala Usman Shamaki was born in May, 1969 at Kaltungo in Gombe State. He attended Nassarawa Pri. Sch. Kaltungo 1976-1978, Jama’are Centarl Pri. Sch. 1979-
1980, Jekadafari Pri. Sch. Gombe, 1980-1982. He was among the pioneer students of the then Pilot Junior Secondary Sch. Gombe (1982-1985). after passing
the JSSCE in 1985, he then proceeded to Govt. Sci. Sec. Sch. Darazo (1985-1987). He secured admission to remedial programme at the University of Maiduguri
same year, and was admitted into Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, after successfully completing the remedial programme. He is currently an Associate Professor
of Pharmacology, and the Pioneer Head of Department of the newly created Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Maiduguri.
shamakibalausman@gmail.com