
Tytus Andrzej Kuczkowski
University of Gdansk, PolandPresentation Title:
How to find the alternative, in-conventional methods in cancer therapy. The beneficial properties of snail slime - its use in medicine and cosmetology- preliminary data. Literature review
Abstract
Pharmaceutical industry, laboratories around the world carry out research on the acquisition of natural, non-artificially synthesized substances that can be used as cosmetics or medicines. The side effects of using synthetic pharmaceuticals are chronic allergic and allergic reactions. Natural substances produced by animals, including e.g. by snails may in future be a cheap, available and alternative raw material used in the cosmetics industry and in medicine. Due to its antibacterial, regenerative, antioxidant and rejuvenating properties, snail slime is used in cosmetology and dermatology. It is also used in medicine in anti-cancer therapy. Studies have shown anti-suppressive effects in skin cancers (melanoma), and also in breast, lung, colon and bladder cancers. Studies have confirmed the effectiveness of snail mucus in allergic skin diseases, e.g. atopic dermatitis, in some respiratory diseases and unusual allergic and asthmatic diseases.
It has also found application in the treatment of stomach ulcers and The effect of snail mucus in humans on skin viruses, especially the herpes virus HSV, belonging to the family of Herpesviridae, is special, and perhaps, being an affinity for the mucous membranes of the lung epithelium, it may in the future be a breakthrough in the succor of treatment of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. These reports may prompt scientists and biotechnologists to undertake further research
Biography
Tytus A. Kuczkowski has completed the literature reports and publications concerns beneficial properties of snail slime in the aspect to support the proper therapy. He is a clinician of children dentistry also the ones with general disorders. Skin problems in children were the motivation to look for alternative ways of treating and preventing them. He worked at Gdansk Medical University as a lecturer, teaching students.
He also had carried researches in the field of parasitology of marine mammals e.i. dolphins, porpoises, seals and other fish species. He conducted research on the parasite fauna of marine mammals and correlated the zoonotic impact of parasites on other marine organisms and humans.
Analysing the literature on snail slime, he also gathered extensive data on its potential applications in medicine, particularly cancer therapy. Although these are preliminary reports, it is worthwhile to undertake further research in the future regarding its use in the oncology as an alternative, supportive therapeutic options.