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I-Tiopronin iyimithi kadokotela esiza ukuvimbela amatshe ezinso kubantu abanesimo esingavamile se-genetic esibizwa nge-cystinuria. Lesi simo senza ukuthi umzimba wakho ukhiqize i-amino acid eningi kakhulu ebizwa nge-cystine, engakha amatshe abuhlungu ezinso zakho nasemgudwini womchamo.
Cabanga nge-tiopronin njengomsizi osebenza ngemuva kwezigcawu ukuvimbela i-cystine ukuthi ingahlanganisi ndawonye ibe ngamatshe. Akuyona ikhambi, kodwa linganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho yokuthuthukisa lawo matshe ezinso angakhululeki futhi angase abe yingozi.
I-Tiopronin iyimithi eyingxenye yeqembu elibizwa ngokuthi ama-chelating agents. Isebenza ngokubopha ku-cystine emchamweni wakho, iyenze incibilike kalula ukuze ikwazi ukudlula ohlelweni lwakho ngaphandle kokwakha amatshe.
Le mithi yenzelwe ngqo abantu abane-cystinuria, isimo se-genetic esithinta indlela umzimba wakho oqhubula ngayo ama-amino acids athile. Nakuba i-cystinuria ingavamile, ithinta cishe umuntu oyedwa kwabangu-7,000, ingabangela amatshe ezinso aphindaphindayo angase adinge ukuhlinzwa okuningi uma engelashwa.
I-Tiopronin itholakala ngemiyalelo kadokotela kuphela futhi iza ngesimo samaphilisi. Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile uzoyibhala njengengxenye yohlelo lokwelapha olubanzi olungase lubandakanye izinguquko ekudleni kanye nokwanda kokuthatha uketshezi.
I-Tiopronin isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukuvimbela amatshe ezinso kubantu abane-cystinuria. Lesi simo se-genetic senza ukuthi izinso zakho zidedele i-cystine eningi emchamweni wakho, lapho ingaqina khona futhi yakhe amatshe.
Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele i-tiopronin uma usuwake waba namatshe ezinso e-cystine noma uma izivivinyo zegazi zikhombisa ukuthi unamazinga aphezulu e-cystine emchamweni wakho. Imithi isiza ukunciphisa inani le-cystine elingakha amatshe, inike izinso zakho ithuba elingcono lokusebenza ngokujwayelekile.
Kwezinye izimo, odokotela bangase futhi basebenzise i-tiopronin ukwelapha ezinye izimo ezihilela izinsimbi ezingaphezu komzimba, njengesifo sikaWilson, nakuba lokhu kungavamile. Kodwa-ke, ukusetshenziswa okuyinhloko nokusungulwe kakhulu kuhlala kuvimbela amatshe ezinso e-cystine.
I-Tiopronin isebenza ngokwakha isibopho samakhemikhali ne-cystine emchameni wakho. Le nqubo, ebizwa ngokuthi i-chelation, yenza i-cystine incibilike kalula emanzini ukuze ikwazi ukukhishwa kalula emzimbeni wakho esikhundleni sokwakha amakristalu.
Uma une-cystinuria, umzimba wakho ukhiqiza i-cystine eningi kakhulu, ethambekele ekunamatheleni ndawonye futhi yakhe amatshe ezinso zakho noma emgudwini womchamo. I-Tiopronin isebenza njengomsizi omnene ovimbela lezi zinhlayiya ze-cystine ukuthi zingahlanganisi ndawonye ngokuzibophezela kuzo.
Lo muthi uthathwa njengomuthi oqinile ngokulinganisela futhi osebenzayo ngenjongo yawo ethile. Abantu abaningi babona ukwehla okukhulu ekwakhekeni kwamatshe ezinyangeni ezimbalwa nje beqala ukwelashwa, nakuba imiphumela yomuntu ngamunye ingahluka ngokuya ngobunzima besimo sakho.
Thatha i-tiopronin ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayala ngayo, ngokuvamile izikhathi ezi-2 kuya kwezi-3 ngosuku ngamanzi amaningi. Kungcono ukuyithatha esiswini esingenalutho, okungenani ihora elilodwa ngaphambi kokudla noma amahora amabili ngemva kokudla, njengoba ukudla kunganciphisa ukuthi umzimba wakho uyimunca kahle kangakanani imithi.
Phuza uketshezi oluningi usuku lonke ngenkathi uthatha i-tiopronin. Udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma ukuphuza okungenani izinkomishi zamanzi eziyi-8 kuya kweziyi-10 nsuku zonke ukusiza ukukhipha i-cystine ohlelweni lwakho futhi uvimbele ukwakheka kwamatshe.
Zama ukuhlukanisa imithamo yakho ngokulinganayo usuku lonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo omuthi emzimbeni wakho. Uma uyithatha kathathu ngosuku, ungase uthathe imithamo ngesikhathi sasekuseni, sasemini, nesakusihlwa, kodwa ngaso sonke isikhathi esiswini esingenalutho.
Udktela wakho angase futhi ancome ukulandela ukudla okunama-sodium amancane ngenkathi uthatha i-tiopronin, njengoba usawoti omningi ungakhuphula amazinga e-cystine emchamweni wakho. Bangase baphakamise ukukhawulela ukudla okunama-methionine amaningi, i-amino acid engaholela ekukhiqizweni kwe-cystine.
Abantu abaningi abane-cystinuria badinga ukuthatha i-tiopronin impilo yabo yonke, njengoba kuyisimo esingelapheki esingahambi sodwa. Umuthi usiza ukuphatha isimo sakho kunokuthi uselaphe, ngakho ukuyeka ukwelashwa ngokuvamile kusho ukuthi ingozi yakho yamatshe ezinso ibuyela emuva.
Udktela wakho uzoqapha intuthuko yakho ngezivivinyo zomchamo ezivamile ukuze ahlolisise amazinga e-cystine kanye nezivivinyo zomsebenzi wezinso. Ngokusekelwe kulezi zinto, bangase balungise umthamo wakho noma batusa ukuqhubeka nokwelashwa unomphela.
Abanye abantu bangase bakwazi ukunciphisa umthamo wabo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi uma amazinga abo e-cystine ehlala elawulwa kahle futhi bengakabi namatshe ezinso isikhathi eside. Kodwa-ke, lesi sinqumo kufanele senziwe ngaso sonke isikhathi ngesiqondiso sikadokotela wakho.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-tiopronin ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kuqala. Ukuyeka ngokuzumayo kungabangela amazinga akho e-cystine ukuthi anyuke ngokushesha, okungenzeka kuholele ekwakhekeni kwamatshe okusheshayo.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-tiopronin ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ngokuvamile imnene futhi ingase ithuthuke njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole, uqala ngaleyo evame kakhulu:
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukungabonakali ngemva kwamasonto ambalwa okuqala ukwelashwa. Ukuthatha imithi ngemali encane yokudla kungasiza ukunciphisa isisu esicasulayo, nakuba lokhu kunganciphisa kancane ukumuncwa.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ingenzeka, nakuba ingavamile. Lokhu kungabandakanya:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yimiphi yale miphumela emibi engathi sína, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha noma funa ukunakekelwa kwezimo eziphuthumayo. Nakuba kungavamile, lezi zimpawu zingabonisa ukusabela okukhulu komzimba noma ezinye izinkinga ezidinga ukunakwa okusheshayo.
I-Tiopronin ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi abantu abathile kufanele bagweme lo muthi ngenxa yengozi eyengeziwe yezinkinga. Udokotela wakho uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuwubhala.
Akufanele uthathe i-tiopronin uma wazi ukuthi unokungezwani komzimba emuthini noma emithini efanayo. Abantu abanezifo ezithile zegazi, njenge-anemia engathi sína noma ukubala okuphansi kwamangqamuzana amhlophe egazi, bangase badinge nokugwema lo muthi.
Nawa amakhondishini angase akwenze ukuthi i-tiopronin ingakulungele:
Abesifazane abakhulelwe noma abancelisa ngamabele kufanele baxoxe ngezingozi nezinzuzo nodokotela wabo, njengoba imiphumela ye-tiopronin ezinganeni ezisakhula ingaqondakali ngokugcwele. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ezinye izindlela zokwelapha noma ukuqapha eduze ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa.
Uma uthatha eminye imithi, ikakhulukazi leyo ethinta amasosha akho omzimba noma ukusebenza kwezinso, qiniseka ukuthi udokotela wakho uyazi ngayo yonke imithi yakho kadokotela, imithi etholakala ngaphandle kukadokotela, kanye nezithasiselo ngaphambi kokuqala i-tiopronin.
I-Tiopronin itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Thiola e-United States. Lolu uhlobo oluvame kakhulu ukunconywa lomuthi futhi luza ngesimo samaphilisi.
Kwamanye amazwe, i-tiopronin ingase itholakale ngaphansi kwamanye amagama omkhiqizo noma njengomuthi ojwayelekile. Hlala uhlola usokhemisi wakho ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi uthola umuthi ofanele, ikakhulukazi uma uhamba noma ugcwalisa imiyalelo emazweni ahlukene.
Igama elivamile elithi "tiopronin" lifana kungakhathaliseki igama lomkhiqizo, ngakho-ke ungalisebenzisa noma yiliphi igama lapho ukhuluma ngomuthi nabahlinzeki bezempilo. Umshwalense wakho ungase uhlanganise uhlobo olulodwa kangcono kunolunye, ngakho-ke kufanelekile ukuhlola nomhlinzeki wakho womshwalense mayelana nezinketho zokuhlanganisa.
Uma i-tiopronin ingakulungele noma ingasebenzi kahle ngokwanele, udokotela wakho angase acabange ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zokuphatha i-cystinuria. Enye imithi esetshenziswa kakhulu yi-penicillamine, esebenza ngendlela efana ne-tiopronin ngokubopha ku-cystine.
I-Penicillamine isetshenziswe isikhathi eside kune-tiopronin kodwa ingase ibe nemiphumela eminingi, ikakhulukazi ethinta isikhumba, izinso, namaseli egazi. Udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo nezingozi zomuthi ngamunye ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile.
Izindlela ezingezona zemithi nazo zingasiza ekuphatheni i-cystinuria, nakuba zivame ukusetshenziswa kanye nemithi kunokuba zibe yizindlela zokushintsha eziphelele. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuphuza amanzi amaningi, ukulandela ukudla okunama-sodium amancane, nokuthatha ama-ejenti e-alkalizing ukwenza umchamo wakho ungabi na-asidi.
Kwezinye izimo, udokotela wakho angase ancome i-captopril, umuthi wokwehlisa umfutho wegazi ongase futhi usize ekwehliseni amazinga e-cystine emchameni. Le nketho ivamise ukucatshangelwa lapho ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zingasebenzi kahle noma zingabekezeleleki.
I-Tiopronin ne-penicillamine zombili ziyasebenza ekuvikeleni amatshe e-cystine ezinso, kodwa zinezinhlobo ezahlukene zemiphumela emibi. Odokotela abaningi bakhetha i-tiopronin ngoba ivame ukubangela imiphumela emibi embalwa kakhulu kuno-penicillamine.
I-Tiopronin ngokuvamile ibekezeleleka kangcono, ngemibiko embalwa yezinkinga zesikhumba, izinkinga zezinso, kanye nokungajwayelekile kwamangqamuzana egazi uma kuqhathaniswa ne-penicillamine. Lokhu kuyenza ibe yindlela enhle yokuqala kubantu abaningi abane-cystinuria.
Nokho, i-penicillamine isetshenziswe amashumi eminyaka futhi inerekhodi elide lokuphepha nokusebenza kahle. Abanye abantu bangase basabele kangcono ku-penicillamine noma bangase badinge ukushintshana phakathi kwemithi uma imiphumela emibi ithuthuka.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela isimo sakho sempilo, eminye imithi oyithathayo, nomlando wakho wemiphumela emibi lapho ekhetha phakathi kwalezi zinketho. Yomibili imithi idinga ukuqapha njalo ngokusebenzisa izivivinyo zegazi nomchamo ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi isebenza ngokuphepha.
I-Tiopronin ingasetshenziswa kubantu abanezifo ezinso eziphansi kuya kweziphakathi, kodwa idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela. Udokotela wakho uzodinga ukulungisa umthamo wakho ngokuya ngokuthi izinso zakho zisebenza kahle kangakanani futhi aqaphe ukusebenza kwezinso zakho eduze.
Abantu abanezifo ezinso ezinzima kungenzeka bangakwazi ukuthatha i-tiopronin ngokuphepha, njengoba umuthi uqhutshwa ngezinso. Udokotela wakho uzoqhuba izivivinyo zegazi ezivamile ukuze ahlolisise ukusebenza kwezinso zakho futhi angase adinge ukunciphisa umthamo wakho noma acabangele ezinye izindlela zokwelapha uma ukusebenza kwezinso zakho kwehla.
Uma ngabe uthathe i-tiopronin eningi ngengozi, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuthatha okuningi kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi, ikakhulu ethinta amaseli egazi lakho kanye nesistimu yokuzivikela komzimba.
Izimpawu zokweqisa zingabandakanya isicanucanu esibi, ukuhlanza, ukopha okungavamile noma ukulimala, noma ukuzizwa ungazizwa kahle. Ungalindi ukuthi izimpawu zivele - funa ukwelashwa ngokushesha uma uthathe okuningi kunokuba kunqunywe.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-tiopronin, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Kuleso simo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungathathi imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha izikhumbuzi ocingweni lwakho noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukuthi uhlale emgqeni.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha i-tiopronin ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukadokotela wakho. Njengoba i-cystinuria iyisimo sezakhi zofuzo esihlala impilo yonke, abantu abaningi badinga ukuqhubeka nokuthatha imithi unomphela ukuze bavimbele amatshe ezinso.
Udokotela wakho angase acabangele ukunciphisa umthamo wakho noma ukuyeka okwesikhashana imithi uma uba nemiphumela emibi noma uma amazinga akho e-cystine ehlala ephansi kakhulu isikhathi eside. Kodwa-ke, lesi sinqumo sidinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela futhi akufanele senziwe ngaphandle kokuqondiswa kwezokwelapha.
I-Tiopronin ingasebenzisana nemithi ethile, ngakho kubalulekile ukutshela udokotela wakho ngayo yonke imithi nezithasiselo ozithathayo. Eminye imithi ingase ithinte ukuthi i-tiopronin isebenza kahle kangakanani noma ikhuphule ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi.
Udkt wakho kungenzeka adinge ukulungisa imithamo noma akuqaphe eduze uma usebenzisa eminye imithi ethinta izinso zakho, amasosha omzimba, noma amangqamuzana egazi. Hlala uhlola nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuqala imithi emisha ngenkathi usebenzisa i-tiopronin.
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