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Eflornithine ni umuti wandikirwa na muganga ufasha kuvura indwara idasanzwe ariko ikomeye yitwa uburwayi bwo gusinzira bwa Afurika. Uyu muti ukora ubugenzuzi bwa enzyme abashitsi bakeneye kugira ngo babashe kubaho, bigatuma icyorezo gihagarara gukwirakwira mu mubiri wawe.
Ushobora kumva uremererwa wumvise ibyerekeye uyu muti, cyane cyane niba wowe cyangwa umuntu ukunda abikeneye. Inkuru nziza ni uko eflornithine imaze imyaka myinshi ikiza ubuzima, kandi kumva uko ikora birashobora kugufasha kumva ufite icyizere cyinshi cyerekeye uburyo bwo kuvurwa.
Eflornithine ni umuti urwanya abashitsi wibanda by'umwihariko ku bashitsi bateza uburwayi bwo gusinzira bwa Afurika. Uyu muti ubarirwa mu cyiciro cy'imiti yitwa ornithine decarboxylase inhibitors, ibyo bishobora kumvikana bigoye ariko bisobanura ko ikingira uburyo bw'ingenzi abashitsi bakeneye kugira ngo bibororoke.
Uyu muti uza mu ishusho y'amazi asobanutse atangwa mu maraso yawe binyuze muri IV. Ubu buryo bwo gutanga umuti butuma umuti ugera ku bashitsi vuba kandi neza, bigaha umubiri wawe amahirwe menshi yo kurwanya icyorezo.
Nubwo eflornithine ishobora kumvikana nk'umuti utamenyerewe, yarakoreweho ubushakashatsi bwinshi kandi yafashije ibihumbi by'abantu koroherwa n'iyi ndwara ikomeye. Umuryango w'Abibumbye wita ku buzima uyifata nk'umuti w'ingenzi wo kuvura uburwayi bwo gusinzira bwa Afurika.
Eflornithine ivura uburwayi bwo gusinzira bwa Afurika, buzwi kandi ku izina rya human African trypanosomiasis. Iyi ndwara iterwa iyo abashitsi bita trypanosomes binjiye mu mubiri wawe binyuze mu kurumwa n'isazi ya tsetse yanduye.
Uyu muti ukoreshwa by'umwihariko mu cyiciro cya kabiri cy'uburwayi bwo gusinzira, iyo abashitsi bamaze kwinjira mu bwonko bwawe. Muri iki gihe, icyorezo kigira ingaruka ku bwonko bwawe n'umugongo, bigatuma kuvurwa byihutirwa kandi bigoye.
Muganga wawe azasuzuma neza uko umeze mbere yo kugena eflornithine. Bazatekereza ibintu nk'igihe umaze ufite ibimenyetso, ubwoko bwa parasite burimo gutera ubwandu, n'ubuzima bwawe muri rusange. Ubu buryo bwihariye butuma ubona ubuvuzi bukwiye kubera uko umeze.
Eflornithine ikora yibanda ku enzyme yihariye yitwa ornithine decarboxylase, parasite zikeneye kugira ngo zibaho kandi zigwiri. Tekereza kuri iyi enzyme nk'igikoresho cy'ingenzi mu buryo parasite zibamo - itabayeho, parasite ntizishobora gukomeza gukura.
Uyu muti ubuza iyi enzyme, mu buryo bworoshye, ugatuma parasite zicwa n'inzara y'ibyo zikeneye kugira ngo zikure. Igihe parasite zigenda zirushaho kunanuka kandi zigapfa, umubiri wawe urinda indwara urashobora kurwanya neza ubwandu busigaye kandi ugatuma umubiri wawe ukira.
Ibi bifatwa nk'umuti ukomeye kuko ugomba kwambuka inzitizi y'amaraso n'ubwonko kugira ngo ugerere parasite mu mikorere y'imitsi yo hagati. Inzitizi y'amaraso n'ubwonko ni urugero rwo kurinda umubiri wawe rukabuza ibintu byinshi kugera mu bwonko bwawe, bityo eflornithine yateguwe by'umwihariko kugira ngo itsinde iyi nzira yo kwirinda karemano.
Eflornithine itangwa nk'urushinge rwinjira mu maraso, bivuze ko itembera buhoro mu maraso yawe binyuze mu rusinge ruri mu urugingo rwawe. Uzafata ubu buvuzi mu bitaro cyangwa mu kigo cy'ubuvuzi cyihariye aho abaganga bashobora kugukurikiranira hafi.
Ubuvuzi busanzwe bukubiyemo guhabwa umuti inshuro enye ku munsi mu gihe cy'iminsi 7 cyangwa 14, bitewe n'uko umeze. Urushinge rwa buri munsi rufata amasaha agera kuri 6 kugira ngo rurangire, bityo uzamara igihe kinini ufata ubuvuzi buri munsi.
Ntugomba guhangayika ku bijyanye no gufata uyu muti hamwe n'ibiryo cyangwa kwirinda ibiryo bimwe na bimwe, kuko ujya mu maraso yawe mu buryo butaziguye. Ariko, kuguma ufite amazi ahagije no kugira imirire myiza bishobora gufasha umubiri wawe mu gihe cyo kuvurwa. Itsinda ryawe rishinzwe ubuzima rizatanga ubuyobozi ku bijyanye no kurya no kunywa mu gihe cyo kuvurwa kwawe.
Igihe cyo kuvurwa na eflornithine giterwa n'ubwoko bw'indwara yo gusinzira ufite n'uko umubiri wawe witwara ku muti. Abantu benshi bakira ubuvuzi mu minsi 7 kugeza kuri 14, hamwe n'igihe nyacyo giteganywa na muganga wawe.
Itsinda ryawe rishinzwe ubuzima rizakurikirana imikorere yawe neza mu gihe cyo kuvurwa. Bazagenzura amaraso yawe, amazi yo mu mugongo, n'ubuzima bwawe muri rusange kugira ngo barebe neza ko umuti ukora neza kandi ko imbaraga zikurwaho.
Ni ngombwa kurangiza uburyo bwose bwo kuvurwa, kabone n'iyo utangiye kumva umeze neza mbere y'uko birangira. Guhagarika kare bishobora gutuma imbaraga zisigaye zongera kwiyongera, bishobora gutuma indwara yawe yongera kugaruka.
Kimwe n'imiti yose, eflornithine ishobora gutera ingaruka, nubwo abantu benshi bayihanganira neza bitewe n'uburemere bw'indwara ivura. Kumva icyo witegura bishobora kugufasha kumva witeguye kandi utagira impungenge ku bijyanye n'uburyo bwo kuvurwa.
Ingaruka zisanzwe ushobora guhura nazo zirimo umunaniro, kubabara umutwe, n'ibibazo byo mu gifu nk'isuka cyangwa impiswi. Izi ngaruka akenshi zisa no kugira grip yoroheje kandi mubisanzwe ziragenda zikemura uko umubiri wawe wimenyereza umuti.
Ingaruka zikomeye ariko zitagaragara cyane zirimo:
Itsinda ryawe ry'abaganga rizakurikirana buri gihe izi ngaruka kandi rishobora guhindura imiti yawe niba bibaye ngombwa. Bafite uburambe mu gucunga izi ngaruka ziterwa n'imiti kandi bazagufasha mu bibazo byose byavuka.
Eflornithine ntishobora gukwira kuri buri wese, kandi muganga wawe azasuzuma neza niba ari wo mwanzuro mwiza kuri wowe. Abantu bafite indwara zimwe na zimwe zisanzwe zishobora gukenera imiti yindi cyangwa gukurikiranwa byihariye.
Ugomba kumenyesha muganga wawe niba ufite amateka y'udukorwa, ibibazo by'impyiko, cyangwa indwara z'amaraso. Izi ndwara ntizibuza ko wakira eflornithine, ariko zisaba ingamba zidasanzwe no gukurikiranwa mugihe cyo kuvurwa.
Abagore batwite bakeneye kwitabwaho by'umwihariko, kuko ingaruka za eflornithine ku bana bakiri mu nda ntizisobanuka neza. Muganga wawe azagereranya ibyago bikomeye byo kutavurwa indwara yo gusinzira n'ibyago bishobora kuba ku gutwita kwawe, akenshi agasanga kuvurwa ari ngombwa ku buzima bwawe n'ubw'umwana wawe.
Eflornithine iboneka munsi y'izina ry'ubwoko rya Ornidyl mu bihugu byinshi. Iri ni ryo zina ry'ubwoko rizwi cyane ku miti iterwa mu nshinge ikoreshwa mu kuvura indwara yo gusinzira yo muri Afurika.
Uyu muti ushobora kuboneka munsi y'amazina atandukanye mu bihugu bitandukanye, ariko ikintu gikora kiguma kimwe. Umuganga wawe azemeza ko wakira umuti ukwiye hatitawe ku zina ry'ubwoko rikoreshwa ahantu.
Birakwiye kwibuka ko hariho n'ubwoko bwa eflornithine busigwa ku ruhu bugurishwa ku izina rya Vaniqa, ariko bukoreshwa mu bindi bintu bitandukanye kandi ntibushobora gusimburana n'ubwoko buterwa mu nshinge bukoreshwa mu ndwara yo gusinzira.
Hari imiti myinshi isimbura eflornithine ikoreshwa mu kuvura indwara yo gusinzira yo muri Afurika, kandi muganga wawe azahitamo umuti mwiza bitewe n'uko ubuzima bwawe buhagaze. Icyemezo gishingira ku bintu nk'ubwoko bwa parasite, icyiciro cy'ubwandu bwawe, n'ubuzima bwawe muri rusange.
Ubuvuzi buhuriweho bwa nifurtimox-eflornithine (NECT) akenshi burakundwa kuko buhuza eflornithine n'undi muti witwa nifurtimox. Ubu bufatanye bushobora kugira akamaro kandi bushobora kugabanya igihe cyo kuvurwa ugereranije no gukoresha eflornithine yonyine.
Izindi nzira zishobora gusimburwa zirimo suramin yo kuvura indwara zikiri mu ntangiriro n'umuti wa pentamidine wo kuvura ubwoko bumwe na bumwe bw'indwara yo gusinzira. Mu minsi yashize, umuti witwa fexinidazole wagaragaje icyizere nk'uburyo bwo kuvura bwo kunywa mu kanwa, bivuze ko ushobora kunyobwa mu kanwa aho guterwa mu nshinge.
Kugeranya eflornithine n'ubundi buryo bwo kuvura indwara yo gusinzira ntibyoroshye kuko buri muti ukora neza mu bihe bitandukanye. Eflornithine ifite akamaro cyane mu cyiciro cya kabiri cy'indwara yo gusinzira iyo parasite zimaze kwinjira mu bwonko.
Ubufatanye bwa eflornithine na nifurtimox (NECT) akenshi bufatwa nk'uburuta eflornithine yonyine kuko bugabanya igihe cyo kuvurwa kandi bushobora kugira akamaro kurushaho. Ubu bufatanye bwabaye uburyo busanzwe bwo kuvura mu bitaro byinshi.
Imiti mishya nka fexinidazole itanga inyungu yo kuyinywa mu kanwa, bishobora koroha kandi bikagerwaho mu turere twitaruye aho indwara yo gusinzira ikunze kuboneka. Ariko, eflornithine iracyari uburyo bw'ingenzi, cyane cyane iyo ubundi buryo bwo kuvura butakwiriye cyangwa butaboneka.
Eflornithine irashobora gukoreshwa ku bantu bafite ibibazo by'impyiko, ariko bisaba gukurikiranwa neza ndetse no guhindura urugero rw'umuti. Muganga wawe azagenzura imikorere y'impyiko zawe mbere na nyuma yo kuvurwa kugirango yemeze ko umuti ukoreshwa neza n'umubiri wawe.
Niba urwaye indwara y'impyiko, muganga wawe ashobora gukenera kongera igihe hagati y'imiti cyangwa kugabanya umuti uhabwa. Ubu buryo bwihariye bufasha gukomeza imikorere y'umuti mugihe urengera ubuzima bw'impyiko zawe.
Niba ugaragaje ingaruka zikomeye nk'ubugorane bwo guhumeka, ibimenyetso bikomeye byo kwivumbura ku miti, cyangwa ibibazo byo mu bwonko, shakisha ubufasha bwihuse bw'abaganga. Kubera ko uzaba uvurirwa mu kigo cy'ubuvuzi, abaganga bazaba bari hafi kugirango bitabire vuba ibibazo byose bikomeye.
Kubijyanye n'ingaruka zitari zikomeye ariko ziteye impungenge, vugana n'ikipe yawe y'ubuzima ako kanya. Akenshi barashobora guhindura uburyo bwo kuvura cyangwa gutanga ubufasha kugirango bafashe gucunga ibimenyetso bitari byiza mugihe bakomeza kuvura kwawe kw'ingenzi.
Kubera ko eflornithine itangwa mu bitaro n'abaganga, guta imiti ntibishoboka. Ikipe y'ubuvuzi ikurikiza gahunda ikarishye kugirango yemeze ko wakira buri muti ku gihe.
Niba hari impamvu iyo ari yo yose ituma umuti utinda kubera ibibazo by'ubuvuzi, ikipe yawe y'ubuzima izahindura gahunda uko bikwiye. Bazemeza ko ukiri kubona imiti yose ikenewe kugirango ukureho imisemburo neza.
Ntabwo ugomba guhagarika imiti ya eflornithine mbere y'igihe, kabone n'iyo wumva urushijeho kumererwa neza. Gukoresha imiti yose uko yakabaye ni ngombwa kugira ngo parasite zose zivanywe mu mubiri wawe, birinda ko ubwandu bugaruka.
Muganga wawe azagena igihe uvuyeho imiti bitewe n'uko urimo urwanya indwara n'ibisubizo by'ibizamini. Akenshi bazagenzura amazi yo mu mugongo wawe n'amaraso yawe kugira ngo bemeze ko parasite zavanyweho mbere yo guhagarika imiti.
Yego, kwitabwaho nyuma yo gukoresha imiti ya eflornithine ni ngombwa cyane. Muganga wawe azateganya ibizamini bya buri gihe kugira ngo akurikirane uko urimo urwanya indwara kandi arebe ko ubwandu butagaruka. Ibi biganiro akenshi bikomeza mu mezi menshi kugeza ku myaka nyuma yo gukoresha imiti.
Mu gihe cyo gusuzuma nyuma yo gukoresha imiti, muganga wawe azagenzura imikorere y'imitsi yawe, akore ibizamini by'amaraso, kandi ashobora gusubiramo isesengura ry'amazi yo mu mugongo. Uku gukurikiranwa buri gihe bifasha kumenya ibibazo byose bishoboka hakiri kare kandi bituma uruhuka neza muri iyi ndwara ikomeye.