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Lomitapide mushonga unopiwa nachiremba unobatsira kuderedza mazinga akanyanya kukwira echolesterol muvanhu vane chirwere chisingawanzoitiki chegenetic chinonzi homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH). Mushonga uyu une simba unoshanda zvakasiyana nemishonga yakajairika ye cholesterol, uchitarisa protein chaiyo mumuromo mako kuti uderedze zvakanyanya kugadzirwa kwecholesterol uye mafuta mumuviri wako.
Kana iwe kana mumwe munhu waunoziva akanyorerwa lomitapide, ungangove uri kubata nechirwere chakakomba asi chinodzoreka chinoda kurapwa kwakakosha. Mushonga uyu unomiririra tariro yevanhu vane mazinga echolesterol anoramba akakwira zvakanyanya kunyangwe vachiedza mamwe marapirwo.
Lomitapide mushonga wakakosha unoderedza cholesterol uyo wekirasi inonzi microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) inhibitors. Inoshanda nekudzivisa protein chaiyo mumuromo mako inobatsira kugadzira mafuta, zvichinyatsoisa mabhureki pahurongwa hwekugadzira cholesterol yemuviri wako.
Mushonga uyu wakagadzirirwa vanhu vane homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, chirwere chisingawanzoitiki chegenetic uko vabereki vese vakapfuudza majini anokonzera mazinga akanyanya kukwira echolesterol. Kusiyana nemishonga yakajairika ye cholesterol iyo vanhu vazhinji vanotora, lomitapide yakachengeterwa nyaya dzisina mamwe marapirwo akakwana kuunza cholesterol kumazinga akachengeteka.
Mishonga inouya semakapsule ekunwa aunotora kamwe chete pazuva, uye inogara ichishandiswa pamwe chete nekudya kwakaderera-mafuta uye mamwe marapirwo ekuderedza cholesterol. Funga nezvazvo sechikamu che nzira yakazara pane mhinduro yega.
Lomitapide inonyanya kurairwa kurapa homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH), chirwere chisingawanzoitika chegenetic chinokanganisa vanhu vanenge 1 kubva pa300,000 kusvika ku1 kubva pa1,000,000 pasi rose. Ichi chirwere chinoita kuti mazinga echolesterol ave akanyanya kukwira kubva pakuzvarwa, kazhinji zvichikonzera chirwere chemoyo pazera diki kana zvikasabatwa.
Vanhu vane HoFH vanowanzoita mazinga echolesterol ari 6 kusvika ku10 nguva yakakwira kupfuura yakajairika, kunyangwe nemadosi akanyanya emishonga yakajairika ye cholesterol. Miviri yavo inonyanya kurongwa kuti ibudise huwandu hwakawandisa hwecholesterol nekuti vakagara nhaka majini asina kukwana kubva kuvabereki vese.
Mishonga iyi inoshandiswa sekuwedzera kurapwa, zvinoreva kuti inorairwa pamwe chete nemimwe mishonga inoderedza cholesterol senge statins, ezetimibe, uye dzimwe nguva kurapwa kutsva senge PCSK9 inhibitors. Chiremba wako achakudawo kuti utevedze kudya kwakanyanya mafuta paunenge uchitora lomitapide.
Lomitapide inoshanda nekudzivisa protein inonzi microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) mumaseru ako echiropa. Iyi protein inowanzoita kuti ipake cholesterol nemamwe mafuta muzvimedu zvinoburitswa muropa rako.
Kana lomitapide ikavhara iyi protein, chiropa chako hachigone kupaka nekuburitsa zvikamu izvi zvemafuta, izvo zvinoderedza zvakanyanya huwandu hwecholesterol uye triglycerides inotenderera muropa rako. Zvakafanana nekuisa roadblock mumugwagwa mukuru unotakura cholesterol kubva muchiropa chako kuenda kune imwe nzvimbo yemuviri wako.
Mishonga iyi inoonekwa seyakanyanya simba mukuderedza cholesterol. Muzvidzidzo zvekurapa, vanhu vachitora lomitapide vakaona LDL cholesterol yavo (iyo "yakaipa" cholesterol) ichidonha ne40-50% avhareji, izvo zvakakosha kune vanhu avo mazinga echolesterol aive asina kumira kune mamwe marapirwo.
Lomitapide inofanira kutorwa sezvakarairwa nachiremba wako, kazhinji kamwe chete pazuva manheru nemvura yakazara. Nguva yacho yakakosha nekuti kuitora usiku kunogona kubatsira kuderedza zvimwe zvezvinhu zvinokanganisa kugaya zvaungave uchiita.
Unofanira kutevera kudya kwakanyanya mafuta uchitora mushonga uyu, uchidzora mafuta ako kusvika pasi pe20% yema calories ako ese ezuva nezuva. Izvi zvinowanzoita kuti pasave nemafuta anopfuura 20 gramu pazuva kune vanhu vazhinji. Chikwata chako chehutano chichapa gwara rakadzama rekudya uye chinogona kukutumira kune nyanzvi yezvokudya.
Mushonga unofanirwa kumedzwa wese usingapwanyi, kutsenga, kana kuvhura makapisi. Chiremba wako anogona kukutanga pamwero wakaderera uye zvishoma nezvishoma kuwedzera pamusoro pemavhiki akati wandei kuti ubatsire muviri wako kugadzirisa uye kuderedza mhedzisiro.
Zvakakosha kudzivisa doro zvachose uchitora lomitapide, sezvo musanganiswa uyu unogona kukonzera matambudziko akakomba echiropa. Iwe unozodawo bvunzo dzeropa dzenguva dzose kuti uongorore basa rechiropa chako uye uchinje muyero sezvinodiwa.
Lomitapide inowanzoita kurapwa kwenguva refu kwaunozofanira kuenderera mberi nekusingaperi kuti uchengetedze mabhenefiti ayo ekuderedza cholesterol. Sezvo homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia iri mamiriro ehupenyu hwese, kumisa mushonga ungangoita kuti mazinga ako echolesterol akwire kumashure kumazinga ane njodzi.
Chiremba wako achatarisa kufambira mberi kwako kuburikidza nebvunzo dzeropa dzenguva dzose, kazhinji mwedzi mishoma yekutanga uye zvishoma kazhinji kana mazinga ako agadziriswa. Miedzo iyi inotarisa kwete chete mazinga ako echolesterol asiwo basa rechiropa chako, sezvo mushonga unogona kukanganisa chiropa chako.
Vamwe vanhu vanogona kuda kumisa kana kuderedza muyero wavo kana vakagadzira mhedzisiro kana kana bvunzo dzavo dzebasa rechiropa dzichiratidza shanduko dzinonetsa. Chiremba wako achashanda newe kuti uwane chiyero chakakodzera pakati pekuderedza cholesterol yako zvinobudirira uye kubata chero mhedzisiro.
Zvakanyanya kukonzerwa ne lomitapide zvine chekuita nemuviri wako wekugaya chikafu, sezvo mushonga uyu unokanganisa maitiro anoita muviri wako mafuta. Izvi zvinokonzerwa zvinowanzoitika nekuchinja kudya uye zvinowanzoita nani sezvo muviri wako uchijaira mushonga.
Hezvino zvinokonzerwa nemuviri zvaungasangana nazvo, kunyanya paunotanga mushonga kana kuwedzera dose:
Zviratidzo izvi zvekugaya chikafu zvinowanzoita nani zvakanyanya kana ukatevedzera kudya kwemafuta mashoma kunorairwa nachiremba wako. Vanhu vazhinji vanowana kuti zviratidzo zvavo zvinova nyore kubata mushure memavhiki mashoma ekutanga ekurapa.
Zvimwe zvakakomba asi zvisingawanzoitiki zvinokonzerwa zvinosanganisira matambudziko echiropa, ndosaka uchizoda bvunzo dzeropa nguva dzose. Zviratidzo zvematambudziko echiropa zvinosanganisira kuita yero kweganda rako kana maziso, weti yakasviba, kuneta kwakanyanya, kana kusvotwa kunoramba kuripo. Kana ukaona chero chimwe chezviratidzo izvi, taura nachiremba wako nekukurumidza.
Vamwe vanhu vanogonawo kurasikirwa nehuremu, izvo zvinogona kukosha mune dzimwe nguva. Chiremba wako achatarisa huremu hwako uye mamiriro ekudya kwako panguva yekurapa.
Lomitapide haina kukodzera munhu wese, uye kune mamiriro akati wandei akakosha anoita kuti mushonga uyu usachengeteke. Chiremba wako achanyatsoongorora nhoroondo yako yekurapa usati wamupa.
Haufaniri kutora lomitapide kana uine chirwere chechiropa chiri kushanda kana kana bvunzo dzako dzechiropa dzakakwira zvakanyanya. Sezvo mushonga uyu unogona kukanganisa chiropa chako, kutanga nechiropa chakatoita dambudziko kunogona kukonzera matambudziko akakomba.
Vanhu vane zvirwere zvakasiyana-siyana zvekudya vanofanirawo kudzivisa lomitapide. Kana uine chirwere chekuputika mudumbu, manyoka echronic, kana matambudziko akakomba ekusveta, mushonga uyu unogona kuwedzera zviratidzo zvako zvakanyanya.
Mishonga iyi hainawo kukurudzirwa panguva yekuzvitakura kana kuyamwisa, sezvo inogona kukanganisa chikafu chemwana ari kukura. Vakadzi vane makore ekubereka vana vanofanira kushandisa nzira dzekudzivirira kubata pamuviri dzinoshanda pavanenge vachitora lomitapide.
Uyezve, kana iwe uchinwa doro nguva dzose kana uine nhoroondo yekushandisa doro zvisina kufanira, lomitapide inogona kunge isina kukodzera iwe nekuda kwenjodzi yakawedzerwa yematambudziko echiropa.
Lomitapide inowanikwa pasi pezita rekuti Juxtapid muUnited States uye Lojuxta muEurope nedzimwe nyika. Zvose zvine chigadzirwa chimwe chete chinoshanda uye zvinoshanda nenzira imwechete.
Mishonga iyi inogadzirwa neAegerion Pharmaceuticals (zvino chikamu cheAmryt Pharma) uye inowanikwa chete kuburikidza nemakemisi akakosha nekuda kwemaitiro ayo akakosha uye kudiwa kwekutariswa kwakanyanya.
Nekuti lomitapide inoshandiswa kune mamiriro asingawanzoitiki, haipo semushonga wegeneric. Iyo brand-name vhezheni ndiyo chete sarudzo iripo parizvino.
Nepo lomitapide yakasiyana nemaitiro ayo, kune dzimwe nzira dzekurapa vanhu vane homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. Chiremba wako angangofunga nezvezvimwe zvinhu izvi kana lomitapide isina kukodzera iwe kana iwe uchida simba rekuwedzera rekudzika cholesterol.
PCSK9 inhibitors senge evolocumab (Repatha) uye alirocumab (Praluent) mishonga mitsva inogona kudzikisa zvakanyanya mazinga echolesterol. Izvi zvinopihwa semajekiseni mumasvondo maviri ega ega kana mwedzi mumwe nemumwe uye zvinoshanda nekubatsira chiropa chako kubvisa cholesterol yakawanda kubva muropa rako.
Imwe nzira ndeye evinacumab (Evkeeza), iyo yakabvumidzwa zvakananga ye homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia uye inopiwa se infusion yemwedzi nemwedzi. Mushonga uyu unoshanda nekudzivisa protein inonzi ANGPTL3.
Kune vamwe vanhu, maitiro anonzi LDL apheresis anogona kurairwa. Izvi zvakafanana nedialysis asi zvinobvisa cholesterol kubva muropa rako. Inowanzoitwa vhiki imwe kana maviri uye inogona kushanda zvakanyanya pakudzikisa mazinga e cholesterol.
Muzviitiko zvakanyanya, kutamiswa kwechiropa kunogona kufungwa, sezvo izvi zvinogona kunyatso
Asi, matambudziko ekudya uye kudiwa kwezvokudya zvine mafuta mashoma zvinoita kuti lomitapide ive yakaoma kutora kupfuura mamwe mapereranyama echolesterol. Ichi ndicho chikonzero nei ichichengeterwa vanhu vane matambudziko akakomba, asingarapiki echolesterol panzvimbo yekushandiswa semushonga wekutanga.
Lomitapide inogona kushandiswa zvakachengeteka muvanhu vane chirwere cheshuga, asi inoda kutariswa zvakanyanya. Mushonga wacho pachako hauna zvakananga mazinga eshuga yeropa, asi kudya kwakaderera-mafuta uye matambudziko ekudya anogona kukanganisa manejimendi ako echirwere cheshuga.
Kana uine chirwere cheshuga, chiremba wako achashanda newe pedyo kuti agadzirise kuronga kwako chikafu uye pamwe mishonga yako yechirwere cheshuga kuti ienderane nezvipingamupinyi zvekudya zvinouya ne lomitapide. Kudiwa kwezvokudya zvine mafuta mashoma zvinogona kubatsira kudzora chirwere cheshuga kune vamwe vanhu, asi zvakakosha kuti uve nechokwadi chekuti uchiri kuwana chikafu chakakwana.
Kana ukatora lomitapide yakawanda kupfuura yakarairwa netsaona, taura nachiremba wako kana nzvimbo yekudzora chepfu nekukasira, kunyangwe ukanzwa zvakanaka. Kutora zvakawanda kunogona kuwedzera njodzi yako yematambudziko akakomba ekudya uye matambudziko echiropa.
Usaedze kugadzirisa mushonga wakawedzerwa nekusvetuka mushonga wako unotevera. Pane kudaro, ramba uchiita chirongwa chako chekushandisa sezvakarairwa nachiremba wako. Chengeta zvakaitika uye rini, sezvo ruzivo urwu ruchizobatsira chikwata chako chekurapa.
Kana ukakanganwa kudya lomitapide, itore paunorangarira, kunze kwekunge yava nguva yekutora mushonga wako unotevera. Muchiitiko ichocho, svetuka mushonga wakakanganwa uye ramba uchiita chirongwa chako chese. Usambofa wakatora mishonga miviri panguva imwe chete kuti ugadzirise mushonga wakakanganwa.
Edza lomitapide panguva imwe chete zuva rega rega kuti zvikubatsire kuyeuka. Kuisa alarm pafoni yako kana kushandisa chirongwa chemishonga kunogona kubatsira kuchengetedza kuenderana nemaitiro ako emishonga.
Haufanire kumira kutora lomitapide usina kutanga wataurirana nachiremba wako. Sezvo mushonga uyu unorapa chirwere chemajini chisingaperi, kumisa mushonga uyu zvinogona kukonzera kuti mazinga ako echolesterol adzoke kumazinga akakwirira zvakanyanya mukati memavhiki mashoma.
Chiremba wako anogona kuderedza dose yako kwenguva pfupi kana kukumisa mushonga kana ukaona matambudziko akakomba kana kana bvunzo dzako dzebasa rechiropa dzichiratidza shanduko dzinonetesa. Zvisinei, vachashanda newe kuti vawane mamwe marapirwo ekuchengetedza cholesterol yako ichidzorwa.
Kwete, unofanira kudzivisa doro zvachose paunenge uchitora lomitapide. Kusanganiswa kwedoro ne lomitapide kunowedzera zvakanyanya njodzi yako yematambudziko akakomba echiropa, ayo anogona kuva anotyisa upenyu.
Izvi zvinosanganisira marudzi ese edoro, kusanganisira doro, waini, nemweya, pamwe chete nemishonga ine doro. Kunyange huwandu hudiki hwedoro hunogona kuva nematambudziko kana akasanganiswa ne lomitapide, saka kurega zvachose kunodiwa kuchengetedza kwako.
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