Natural Health Products to Manage Cancers of Dogs: A Pre-clinical Investigation

More than half of Canadian households have companion animals such as dogs or cats. However, cancer has become the leading cause of death in dogs. Currently, available treatments have limitations and compromise the quality of life of dogs. Dragonfly Research Inc (Adored Beast Apothecary) wishes to develop unique natural health products (NHP) to prevent and treat the cancers of dogs. The overall objective of the proposed research project is to assess the anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, and tumor suppression ability of the patent-pending natural product formula derived from Chaga mushroom and microalgae using a pre-clinical experimental model of mice. The intern (a postdoctoral fellow) will conduct the animal study to examine cancer preventive and treatment properties of the new natural health product in comparison to two major components. The expected result will become useful for the industry partner to design and perform a clinical study using dogs, and progress with business development and commercialization.

Faculty Supervisor:

Vasantha Rupasinghe

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Partner:

Dragonfly Research Inc.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Advanced Manufacturing; Agriculture and Food

University:

Dalhousie University

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