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I-Sebelipase alfa iyindlela ekhethekile yokwelapha ngama-enzyme eyenzelwe ukwelapha isimo esingavamile sezakhi zofuzo esibizwa ngokuthi ukuntuleka kwe-lysosomal acid lipase (LAL-D). Lo muthi usebenza ngokufaka esikhundleni se-enzyme umzimba wakho owukhiqiza ngokwemvelo ukuze uqhekeze amafutha ne-cholesterol emangqamuzaneni akho.
Uma wena noma othile omkhathalelayo otholakale ene-LAL-D, ukufunda ngalokhu kwelashwa kungazizwa kukhulu. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi i-sebelipase alfa ikhombise imiphumela ethembisayo ekusizeni abantu ukuthi baphathe lesi simo futhi bathuthukise izinga lempilo yabo.
I-Sebelipase alfa iyinguqulo eyenziwe ngumuntu ye-enzyme ye-lysosomal acid lipase edingwa umzimba wakho ukuze uqhubeke namafutha ngendlela efanele. Uma une-LAL-D, umzimba wakho awukhiqizi le enzyme eyanele, okwenza amafutha ne-cholesterol yakheke ezingxenyeni zomzimba wakho.
Lo muthi unikezwa nge-intravenous (IV) infusion, okusho ukuthi ungena ngqo emgudwini wegazi lakho ngomthambo. Ukwelashwa kusiza ukubuyisela umsebenzi we-enzyme olahlekile emzimbeni wakho, okuvumela amaseli akho ukuthi aqhekeze amafutha ngempumelelo.
I-Sebelipase alfa yenzelwe ngqo abantu abane-LAL-D futhi ayisetshenziselwa ezinye izimo. Ithathwa njengokwelashwa okuqondiwe ngoba ibhekana nembangela eyinhloko yenkinga kunokumane ilaphe izimpawu.
I-Sebelipase alfa ilapha ukuntuleka kwe-lysosomal acid lipase, isifo esingavamile esithinta indlela umzimba wakho oqhubeka ngayo namafutha. Lesi simo singabangela izinkinga ezingathi sína esibindini sakho, ohlelweni lwe-cardiovascular, nezinye izitho uma singelashwa.
Abantu abane-LAL-D bavame ukuba nesibindi esikhulu kanye nesinye, amazinga aphezulu e-cholesterol, nezinkinga zokugaya ukudla. Umuthi usiza ukunciphisa lezi zimpawu ngokuhlinzeka nge-enzyme elahlekile edingwa umzimba wakho ukuze usebenze kahle.
Ukwelashwa kuvunyelwe kokubili izingane kanye nabantu abadala abane-LAL-D. Udokotela wakho uzoqoka ukuthi lo muthi ukulungele yini ngokuya ngezimpawu zakho ezithile, imiphumela yokuhlolwa, kanye nesimo sakho sempilo esiphelele.
I-Sebelipase alfa isebenza ngokushintsha i-enzyme ye-lysosomal acid lipase elahlekile noma enganele emzimbeni wakho. Cabanga ngayo njengokunika amaseli akho amathuluzi afanele abawadingayo ukuze enze umsebenzi wawo wokwehlisa amafutha ne-cholesterol.
Lapho wamukela ukumnika, umuthi uhamba ngegazi lakho futhi ufinyelele emaseleni akho. Uma eselapho, usiza ukwehlisa amafutha ne-cholesterol eziqongelele ngenxa yokuntuleka kwe-enzyme.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengokwelashwa okuqinile nokuphumelelayo kwe-LAL-D ngoba kuqondisa ngqo imbangela eyisisekelo yesimo. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ukwelashwa okuvamile kungasiza ukunciphisa ukukhuliswa kwezitho, ukuthuthukisa amazinga e-cholesterol, nokudambisa izimpawu zokugaya ukudla.
I-Sebelipase alfa inikezwa njengokumnika ngomthambo endaweni yezokwelapha, ngokuvamile esibhedlela noma emtholampilo okhethekile. Awukwazi ukuthatha lo muthi ekhaya, njengoba kudinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela ochwepheshe bezempilo.
Ngaphambi kokumnika kwakho, ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lingakunika imithi yokuvimbela ukusabela komzimba. Lokhu kungabandakanya ama-antihistamine noma eminye imithi yokwelapha ngaphambi kokuthi imithi iqale imizuzu engaba ngu-30 kuya kwengama-60 ngaphambi kokuthi ukwelashwa kwakho kuqale.
Ukumnika ngokwawo kuvame ukuthatha amahora angaba ngu-2 kuya kwangu-4, kuye ngomthamo wakho othile nokuthi ukubekezelela kahle kangakanani ukwelashwa. Uzoqashwa eduze ngalesi sikhathi ukuze ubuke noma yikuphi ukusabela noma imiphumela emibi.
Akudingeki ukuthi udle noma ugweme ukudla okuthile ngaphambi kokwelashwa kwakho, kodwa ukuhlala unamanzi ngokwanele ngokuphuza amanzi amaningi ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe ukhululekile ngesikhathi sokumnika.
I-Sebelipase alfa ngokuvamile iyindlela yokwelapha yesikhathi eside okuzodingeka uyiqhubeke impilo yakho yonke. Njengoba i-LAL-D iyisimo sezakhi zofuzo, umzimba wakho uyohlale unzima ukukhiqiza i-enzyme ngokwemvelo.
Abantu abaningi bathola ukumnika njalo ngemva kwamasonto amabili, nakuba udokotela wakho engase alungise lolu hlelo ngokusekelwe ekutheni usabela kanjani ekwelashweni kanye nezidingo zakho ngazinye. Ukwelashwa njalo kusiza ukugcina amazinga e-enzyme umzimba wakho owadingayo ukuze usebenze kahle.
Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizobheka intuthuko yakho ngokuhlolwa kwegazi njalo kanye nokuhlolwa ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi imithi iyasebenza ngempumelelo. Bangase balungise umthamo wakho noma uhlelo lokwelashwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ngokusekelwe ekusabeleni kwakho kanye nanoma yiziphi izinguquko esimweni sakho.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-sebelipase alfa ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Ukuqonda okulindelekile kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe ulungiseleleke kakhulu futhi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nethimba lakho lezempilo.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela emibi evamile ivame ukuba mnene futhi ithambekele ekuthuthukiseni njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela ukwelashwa. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lingasiza ekuphatheni lezi zimpawu ngokunakekelwa okusekelayo.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína kodwa engavamile ingahlanganisa ukusabela okukhulu komzimba ngesikhathi sokumnika. Ithimba lakho lezempilo libheka izimpawu ezinjengobunzima bokuphefumula, ukusabela okukhulu kwesikhumba, noma izinguquko ezinkulu ekucindezelweni kwegazi noma izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo.
Abanye abantu bangase bakhe amasosha omzimba alwa nomuthi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, okungase kunciphise ukusebenza kwawo. Udokotela wakho uzokubheka lokhu ngokuhlolwa kwegazi njalo futhi alungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa uma kudingeka.
I-Sebelipase alfa ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abaningi abane-LAL-D, kodwa zikhona izimo lapho kudingeka khona ukuqapha okwengeziwe. Udokotela wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela ukuthi le mithi ilungele yini wena.
Abantu abake baba nokusabela okukhulu komzimba ku-sebelipase alfa noma kunoma yiziphi izingxenye zayo akufanele bathole le mithi. Uma uke wahlangabezana nokusabela okukhulu ngesikhathi sokufakwa kwemithi ngaphambilini, udokotela wakho uzodinga ukuhlola kabusha izinketho zakho zokwelashwa.
Izinto ezikhethekile zingase zisebenze uma unezinye izimo zezokwelapha ezithile noma usebenzisa imithi ethile. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ophelele ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa.
Ukukhulelwa nokuncelisa izingane kudinga ingxoxo eqondile nodokotela wakho, njengoba kunolwazi olulinganiselwe mayelana nemiphumela yemithi ngalesi sikhathi. Udokotela wakho uzoqhathanisa izinzuzo nezingozi ezingaba khona kuwe nomntwana wakho.
I-Sebelipase alfa ithengiswa ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Kanuma. Lena yona kuphela indlela etholakala ngokuthengisa yalolu hlobo oluthile lwe-enzyme replacement therapy.
I-Kanuma ikhiqizwa yi-Alexion Pharmaceuticals futhi itholakala emazweni amaningi emhlabeni jikelele. Udokotela wakho noma usokhemisi angase abhekisele emuthini ngegama lawo elivamile (sebelipase alfa) noma ngegama lomkhiqizo (Kanuma).
Njengoba le yimithi ekhethekile yesimo esingavamile, ngokuvamile itholakala kuphela ngezikhungo zezokwelapha ezithile noma amakhemisi akhethekile anolwazi nge-enzyme replacement therapies.
Njengamanje, i-sebelipase alfa yiyona kuphela i-enzyme replacement therapy evunyelwe ngokuqondile ye-LAL-D. Akukho eminye imithi esebenza ngendlela efanayo ukuze ithathe indawo ye-enzyme elahlekile.
Ngaphambi kokuba i-sebelipase alfa itholakale, odokotela babengakwazi ukuphatha kuphela izimpawu ze-LAL-D kunokuthi balaphe imbangela eyinhloko. Lokhu kungenzeka ukuthi bekuhlanganisa imithi yokuphatha i-cholesterol ephezulu, izinkinga zokugaya ukudla, noma ezinye izinkinga.
Abanye abantu abane-LAL-D bangase badinge ukwelashwa okwengeziwe kanye ne-sebelipase alfa ukuphatha izimpawu ezithile noma izinkinga. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukudala uhlelo lokwelapha olubanzi olubhekana nazo zonke izici zesimo sakho.
Ucwaningo luqhubeka ekwelashweni okusha kwe-LAL-D, okuhlanganisa ukwelashwa okungenzeka ngofuzo nezinye izindlela. Ithimba lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lingakugcina unolwazi lwazo zonke izinto ezintsha ezingase zihlobane nokunakekelwa kwakho.
I-Sebelipase alfa isebenza ngendlela ehlukile kunezidakamizwa ze-cholesterol zendabuko njenge-statins, ngakho-ke azikwazi ukuqhathaniswa ngokuqondile. Ngenkathi imithi ye-cholesterol isiza ukuphatha amazinga e-cholesterol, i-sebelipase alfa ibhekana nokuntuleka kwe-enzyme okuyimbangela ye-LAL-D.
Kubantu abane-LAL-D, i-sebelipase alfa ngokuvamile isebenza ngempumelelo kunezidakamizwa ze-cholesterol zodwa ngoba ilapha imbangela eyinhloko yenkinga. Izidakamizwa ze-cholesterol ezijwayelekile zingase zingasebenzi kahle kubantu abane-LAL-D ngoba lesi simo sithinta indlela umzimba oqhubula ngayo amafutha ezingeni leselula.
Abanye abantu abane-LAL-D bangase badinge kokubili i-sebelipase alfa kanye nemithi ye-cholesterol ukuze bathole imiphumela emihle. Udokotela wakho uzonquma ukuthi iyiphi inhlanganisela engcono kakhulu yokwelashwa ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho ezithile nokuthi usabela kanjani ekwelashweni.
Yebo, i-sebelipase alfa ivunyelwe ukusetshenziswa ezinganeni ezinama-LAL-D. Eqinisweni, ukwelashwa kwasekuqaleni ezinganeni kungaba kubaluleke kakhulu ngoba kungasiza ekuvimbeleni ezinye zezinkinga zesikhathi eside ezihambisana nalesi simo.
Izingane ngokuvamile zikuthwala kahle imithi, yize zingase zidinge imithamo ehlukene ngokuya ngesisindo sabo nobudala babo. Inqubo yokufaka umuthi ifana neyabantu abadala, kodwa amaqembu ezokwelapha ezingane aqeqeshwe ngokukhethekile ukusiza izingane ukuba zizizwe zikhululekile ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Uma uphuthelwa ukufakwa komuthi okuhleliwe, xhumana nethimba lakho lezempilo ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze uhlele kabusha. Bazosebenza nawe ukuze ubuyele emgqeni ngohlelo lwakho lokwelashwa.
Ungazami ukwenza umthamo ophuthelwe ngokuthola imithi eyengeziwe ekuqokweni kwakho okulandelayo. Udokotela wakho uzonquma indlela engcono kakhulu yokuqhubeka nohlelo lwakho lokwelashwa olujwayelekile ngokuphepha.
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezikhathazayo ngesikhathi sokufakwa komuthi, tshela ithimba lakho lezokwelapha ngokushesha. Baqeqeshwe ukubona nokuphatha ukusabela kokufakwa komuthi ngokushesha nangempumelelo.
Ukufakwa komuthi kungancishiswa noma kumiswe okwesikhashana uma uhlangabezana nokusabela okuncane. Ukuze uthole ukusabela okukhulu, ithimba lakho lezokwelapha linemithi ephuthumayo nezinqubo ezilungele ukukugcina uphephile.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha i-sebelipase alfa ngaphansi kokuqondisa ithimba lakho lezempilo. Njengoba i-LAL-D iyisimo sempilo yonke, abantu abaningi badinga ukuqhubeka nokwelashwa unomphela ukuze bagcine izinzuzo.
Udokotela wakho uzohlola njalo ukuthi ukwelashwa kusebenza kahle kangakanani nokuthi ngabe kukhona yini okudingeka kulungiswe. Bazokusiza ukuthi uqonde ukubaluleka kokuqhubeka nokwelashwa futhi babhekane nanoma yikuphi ukukhathazeka ongase ube nakho.
Yebo, ungahamba ngenkathi uthola ukwelashwa nge-sebelipase alfa, kodwa kudinga ukuhlela okuthile. Uzodinga ukuxhumana nethimba lakho lezokwelapha ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi ungathola ukufakwa komuthi ngenkathi ungekho ekhaya.
Ohambo olude, udokotela wakho angahlela ukuthi uthole ukwelashwa endaweni yezokwelapha efanelekayo lapho uya khona. Bangakunikeza amarekhodi akho ezokwelapha kanye nolwazi lokwelashwa ongabelana ngalo nabanakekeli bezempilo kwezinye izindawo.