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I-Velaglucerase alfa yindlela ekhethekile yokwelapha ngama-enzyme atholakala nge-IV ukwelapha isifo sikaGaucher uhlobo 1. Lo muthi usebenza ngokufaka esikhundleni se-enzyme elahlekile noma enezinkinga edingwa umzimba wakho ukuze uqhekeze amafutha athile, okusiza ukunciphisa ukwakheka okubangela izimpawu ezinjengamalunga amakhulu kanye nezinkinga zamathambo.
I-Velaglucerase alfa iyinguqulo eyenziwe ngumuntu ye-enzyme glucocerebrosidase ekhiqizwa ngokwemvelo umzimba wakho. Kubantu abanesifo sikaGaucher, le enzyme ayisebenzi kahle noma ayikho nhlobo, okubangela ukuthi izinto ezinamafutha zakheke emangqamuzaneni emzimbeni wonke.
Umuthi udalwa kusetshenziswa imigqa yamaseli omuntu elebhu, okwenza ifane kakhulu ne-enzyme umzimba wakho ongayenza ngokujwayelekile. Lokhu kufana kusiza ukunciphisa ingozi yokuthi amasosha akho omzimba alahle ukwelashwa. Uzothola lo muthi njengokufakwa ngqo emgudwini wakho wegazi endaweni yezokwelapha.
I-Velaglucerase alfa iphatha isifo sikaGaucher uhlobo 1 kubantu abadala kanye nezingane ezineminyaka engaphezu kwengu-4 ubudala. Isifo sikaGaucher yisimo sezakhi zofuzo lapho umzimba wakho ungenakukwazi ukuqhekeza kahle into enamafutha ebizwa ngokuthi i-glucocerebroside.
Lokhu kwakheka kungabangela ukuthi ubende nesibindi sakho kukhule, kuholele ekubalweni kwamangqamuzana egazi okuphansi, futhi kudale izinkinga zamathambo njengobuhlungu nokuqhekeka. Umuthi usiza umzimba wakho ukuthi uqhubekise lezi zinto ezinamafutha ngempumelelo enkulu, okungathuthukisa lezi zimpawu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi acabangele lokhu kwelashwa uma unezinkinga ezithile ezivela esifweni sikaGaucher, njenge-anemia enkulu, isifo esibalulekile samathambo, noma uma ubende lakho elikhulu libangela izinkinga ezinkulu. Kodwa-ke, lo muthi ungowohlobo 1 lwesifo sikaGaucher futhi ngeke usize ngezimpawu zemizwa ezibonakala ezinhlotsheni 2 no-3.
I-Velaglucerase alfa isebenza ngokunikeza umzimba wakho i-enzyme elahlekile ukuze ihlukanise izinto ezinamafutha ngendlela efanele. Cabanga ngayo njengokunikeza ukhiye ovula umnyango wokucubungula amafutha abelokhu eqongeka emangqamuzaneni akho.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengomuthi oqinile, oqondiswe ngqo ngoba uqondisa ngqo imbangela ye-Gaucher disease kunokumane welaphe izimpawu. Uma isifakwe emsingeni wakho wegazi, i-enzyme ihamba iye emangqamuzaneni emzimbeni wakho wonke, ikakhulukazi esibindini sakho, emathunjini, nasemnkantsheni wamathambo lapho ukuqongelelwa kwamafutha kuvame ukwenzeka khona.
Le nqubo ayisheshi - kungathatha izinyanga eziningana ukubona ukuthuthuka okukhulu ezimpawini zakho. Umzimba wakho udinga isikhathi sokususa kancane izinto ezinamafutha eziqongelelwe nokuthi izitho zakho zibuyele osayizini nasekwenzeni okujwayelekile.
Uzothola i-velaglucerase alfa njenge-IV infusion esibhedlela noma esikhungweni se-infusion, hhayi ekhaya. Ukwelashwa kuvame ukuthatha imizuzu engaba ngu-60, futhi uzodinga ukuza njalo emavikini amabili ukuze uthole umthamo wakho ohleliwe.
Ngaphambi kokufakwa kwakho, ithimba lakho lezempilo lingakunika imithi yokuvimbela ukusabela komzimba, njenge-antihistamines noma i-acetaminophen. Akudingeki ukuthi uzile ukudla ngaphambi kwesikhathi, futhi ungadla ngokujwayelekile ngaphambi nangemva kokwelashwa kwakho. Kodwa-ke, kuhle ukuhlala unamanzi ngokwanele ngokuphuza amanzi amaningi.
Ngesikhathi sokufakwa, uzoqashwa nganoma yikuphi ukusabela. Abanye abantu bazizwa bekhululekile ngokuletha incwadi, ithebhulethi, noma eminye imisebenzi ethule ngoba uzohlala cishe ihora elilodwa. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizohlola izimpawu zakho ezibalulekile njalo futhi libheke noma yiziphi izimpawu zokusabela komzimba.
I-Velaglucerase alfa ngokuvamile iyindlela yokwelapha impilo yonke ye-Gaucher disease. Njengoba lesi simo siyisimo sezakhi zofuzo, umzimba wakho uzohlala unzima ukukhiqiza i-enzyme oyidingayo, ngakho-ke ukwelashwa okuqhubekayo kokushintshwa kuvame ukudingeka.
Udktora wakho uzoqapha intuthuko yakho ngokusebenzisa izivivinyo zegazi ezivamile kanye nezifundo zokucabanga ukuze abone ukuthi ukwelashwa kusebenza kahle kangakanani. Abanye abantu bangase babone ngcono ekubalweni kwegazi ezinyangeni ezimbalwa, kuyilapho izinguquko ngosayizi wezitho kanye nempilo yamathambo zingathatha izinyanga eziyisithupha kuya eminyakeni eminingi.
Isinqumo sokuqhubeka nokwelashwa sincike ekutheni uphendula kahle kangakanani nokuthi ngabe uhlangabezana nanoma yimaphi imiphumela emibi ebalulekile. Ithimba lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lizosebenza nawe ukuthola ibhalansi efanele phakathi kokuphatha isifo sakho saseGaucher nokugcina izinga lempilo yakho.
Abantu abaningi bayakubekezelela kahle i-velaglucerase alfa, kodwa njenganoma imuphi umuthi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi. Ukusabela okuvame kakhulu kuvame ukuba mnene futhi kwenzeka ngesikhathi noma ngemuva nje kokufakwa kwakho.
Nawa amanye imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile ongase uyithole:
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela ukwelashwa. Ithimba lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lingasiza ekuphatheni le miphumela emibi ngemithi noma ngokulungisa ukuthi uthola ngokushesha kangakanani ukufakwa.
Ukusabela okungathi sína akuvamile kodwa kungabandakanya ukusabela okukhulu komzimba. Izimpawu okufanele ziqashelwe zihlanganisa ubunzima bokuphefumula, ukuqina kwesifuba, ukuqubuka okukhulu, noma ukuvuvukala kobuso bakho, izindebe, noma umphimbo. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, tshela ithimba lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha.
Abanye abantu bangase bakhe amasosha omzimba ngokumelene nomuthi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, okungase kuwenze ungasebenzi kahle. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha lokhu ngokusebenzisa izivivinyo zegazi futhi axoxe ngezindlela zokwelapha ezingezinye uma kudingeka.
I-Velaglucerase alfa ayifanele wonke umuntu onesifo sikaGaucher. Akufanele wamukele lo muthi uma wake waba nokusabela okukhulu kuwo esikhathini esedlule noma uma unenkinga yokungezwani nawo wonke amakhemikhali awo.
Udokotela wakho uzoba qikelele kakhulu uma unomlando wokungezwani okukhulu noma uma wake waba nokusabela kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezinama-enzyme. Abantu abanezimo ezithile zenhliziyo bangase badinge ukuqashwa okukhethekile ngesikhathi sokufakwa kwemithi ngoba ukusabela okungalungile kungathinta izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo nomfutho wegazi.
Lo muthi uvunyelwe kuphela ukusetshenziswa esifweni sikaGaucher uhlobo 1, ngakho ngeke usize uma unezinhlobo 2 noma 3, ezithinta isimiso sezinzwa. Izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka emi-4 ubudala azizange zifundwe ngokwanele ukuze kutholakale ukuthi lokhu kwelashwa kuphephile futhi kuyasebenza yini kubo.
Uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa, xoxa ngobungozi nezinzuzo nodokotela wakho. Ngenkathi kukhona imininingwane elinganiselwe ekusetshenzisweni ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, izinzuzo ezingaba khona zingase zidlule ubungozi uma unesifo esibi sikaGaucher.
I-Velaglucerase alfa ithengiswa ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi VPRIV. Leli yilo kuphela igama lomkhiqizo elitholakalayo lolu hlobo oluthile lokwelashwa ngama-enzyme.
Uma uhlela ama-aphoyintimenti noma ukhuluma nenkampani yakho yomshuwalense, ungase uzwe kubhekiselwa kuyo nganoma yiliphi igama. Kokubili i-velaglucerase alfa kanye ne-VPRIV zibhekisela emuthini ofanayo.
Uma i-velaglucerase alfa ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma idala imiphumela eminingi engemihle, zikhona ezinye izinketho zokwelapha isifo sikaGaucher uhlobo 1. Ezinye izindlela eziyinhloko zihlanganisa ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ngama-enzyme kanye nemithi yomlomo.
I-Imiglucerase (Cerezyme) enye indlela yokwelapha ngama-enzyme esetshenziswe isikhathi eside kune-velaglucerase alfa. Inikezwa futhi njengokufakwa kwe-IV njalo emavikini amabili futhi isebenza ngendlela efanayo. Abanye abantu bangase basabele kangcono ekwelashweni okukodwa ngama-enzyme kunokunye.
I-Taliglucerase alfa (Elelyso) iyindlela entsha yokushintshwa kwe-enzyme enikezwa futhi nge-IV infusion. Yenziwa kusetshenziswa amaseli ezitshalo esikhundleni samaseli omuntu, okungaba yindlela uma uthola ama-antibody kwamanye amakhambi e-enzyme.
Kubantu abakhetha ukugwema ama-IV infusions, kukhona imithi yomlomo ebizwa ngokuthi ama-substrate reduction therapies. Lokhu kufaka phakathi i-eliglustat (Cerdelga) kanye ne-miglustat (Zavesca), esebenza ngokunciphisa ukukhiqizwa kwezinto ezinamafutha eziqongelela eGaucher disease.
Kokubili i-velaglucerase alfa ne-imiglucerase ziyizindlela zokwelapha eziphumelelayo ze-Gaucher disease uhlobo 1, futhi izifundo zikhomba ukuthi zisebenza kahle ngokufanayo. Ukukhetha phakathi kwazo kuvame ukuncika ezintweni zomuntu ngamunye kunokuthi enye ibe ngcono ngokusobala.
I-Velaglucerase alfa ingase ibe nenzuzo encane mayelana nokusabela komzimba ngoba yenziwa kusetshenziswa amaseli omuntu, okuyenza ifane kakhulu ne-enzyme yomzimba wakho wemvelo. Lokhu kungasho ukuthi abantu abambalwa bathuthukisa ama-antibody anganciphisa ukusebenza kahle komuthi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Nokho, i-imiglucerase isetshenziswe iminyaka eminingi, ngakho odokotela banolwazi oluningi lwesikhathi eside ngayo. Abanye abantu bangase basabele kangcono emuthini owodwa kunomunye, futhi ukushintsha phakathi kwawo kungenzeka uma kudingeka.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengezimpawu zakho ezithile, noma yikuphi ukusabela kwangaphambilini ekwelashweni kwe-enzyme, kanye nokusabela kwakho komuntu ngamunye lapho encoma ukuthi yikuphi ukwelashwa okungase kusebenze kangcono kuwe.
I-Velaglucerase alfa ingasetshenziswa kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo, kodwa idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela. Njengoba ukusabela komzimba kungathinta izinga lokushaya kwenhliziyo nomfutho wegazi, ithimba lakho lezempilo lizokubuka eduze ngesikhathi sokufakwa.
Uma unezinkinga zenhliziyo, udokotela wakho angase ancome imithi yangaphambi kokwelashwa ukunciphisa ubungozi bokuphendula, noma angase anikeze ukumnika kancane. Abantu abaningi abanezimo zenhliziyo bathola lokhu kwelashwa ngokuphepha ngezinyathelo ezifanele.
Njengoba i-velaglucerase alfa inikezwa ochwepheshe bezempilo endaweni yezokwelapha, ukweqisa ngengozi akuvamile. Umuthi ulinganiswa ngokucophelela futhi uqashwe ngesikhathi sokumnika ngakunye.
Uma ukhathazekile ngokuthola umthamo ongalungile, unganqikazi ukubuza ithimba lakho lezempilo ngobuningi obutholayo. Bangakukhombisa ukuthi bakubala kanjani futhi baqinisekise umthamo wakho ngokusekelwe esisindweni sakho nesimo sakho.
Uma uphuthelwa ukumnika okuhleliwe, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze uhlele kabusha. Kubalulekile ukugcina ukwelashwa okuvamile ukuze ugcine isifo sakho se-Gaucher silawulwa kahle.
Zama ukubuyela ohlelweni ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka, kodwa ungakhathazeki uma udinga ukuphuthelwa umthamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngenxa yokugula noma ezinye izimo. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lingakusiza ukuhlela ngamavaka, amashejuli omsebenzi, noma ezinye izibopho.
Akufanele neze uyeke i-velaglucerase alfa ngaphandle kokuxoxa ngayo nodokotela wakho kuqala. Njengoba isifo se-Gaucher siyisimo semvelo esihlala impilo yonke, ukuyeka ukwelashwa cishe kuzobangela ukuthi izimpawu zakho zibuye ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Udokotela wakho angase acabangele ukuphumula ekwelashweni ezimweni ezingavamile, njengangesikhathi senqubo ethile yezokwelapha noma uma uthola imiphumela emibi engathi sína. Kodwa-ke, noma yisiphi isinqumo sokuyeka noma ukumisa ukwelashwa kufanele senziwe kanye nethimba lakho lezempilo ngenkathi uqapha ngokucophelela isimo sakho.
Yebo, ungahamba ngenkathi uthola ukwelashwa nge-velaglucerase alfa, kodwa kudinga ukuhlela okuthile. Kuzodingeka ukuthi uhlele ukufakwa kwemithi ezikhungweni zezokwelapha ezigunyaziwe eziseduze nendawo oya kuyo, noma kungase kudingeke ukuthi ulungise izinsuku zakho zokuhamba ngokuya ngeshejuli yakho yokwelashwa.
Ithimba lakho lezempilo lingakusiza ukuthi uthole izikhungo zokufakwa kwemithi ezifanele kwezinye izindawo futhi liqinisekise ukuthi amarekhodi akho ezokwelapha adluliselwa ngendlela efanele. Abantu abaningi baphatha ngempumelelo ukuhamba ngenkathi besalelashwa ngale ndlela ngokuxhumana okufanele.