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I-Pegademase bovine iyindlela ekhethekile yokwelapha ngama-enzyme esetshenziselwa ukwelapha isimo esingavamile sezakhi zofuzo esibizwa ngokuthi ukuntuleka kokuzivikela komzimba okuhlanganisiwe (SCID). Lo muthi usiza ukufaka esikhundleni se-enzyme elahlekile ebizwa ngokuthi i-adenosine deaminase (ADA) edingwa umzimba wakho ukuze ugcine amasosha akho omzimba esebenza kahle.
Uma wena noma ingane yakho inokuxilongwa nge-ADA-deficient SCID, cishe uzizwa ukhungathekile njengamanje. Lesi simo sithinta kuphela cishe u-1 kwabangu-200,000 kuya ku-1 million wokuzalwa, ngakho-ke kungokwemvelo ukuba nemibuzo eminingi mayelana nale ndlela yokwelapha engajwayelekile.
I-Pegademase bovine ngumuthi osindisa impilo ofaka esikhundleni se-enzyme ye-adenosine deaminase umzimba wakho ongenakuyenza ngokwawo. Umuthi utholakala emithonjeni yenkomo (bovine) futhi ushintshwe ngamakhemikhali ukuze usebenze kangcono emzimbeni womuntu.
Cabanga ngale enzyme njengabasebenzi bokuhlanza emangqamuzaneni akho. Uma ingekho, izinto ezinobuthi ziyakha futhi zilimaze amasosha akho omzimba. I-Pegademase bovine isebenza njengabasebenzi bokuhlanza abalahlekile, isiza ukususa lezi zinto eziyingozi ukuze amasosha akho omzimba aqale ukusebenza futhi.
Lo muthi uhamba ngegama lomkhiqizo elithi Adagen futhi usiza abantu abane-ADA-deficient SCID kusukela ngo-1990. Ulawulwa njengomjovo emsipheni wakho, ngokuvamile ethangeni lakho noma engalweni engenhla.
I-Pegademase bovine iphatha ukuntuleka kwe-adenosine deaminase, okubangela ukuntuleka kokuzivikela komzimba okuhlanganisiwe (SCID). Lesi simo sezakhi zofuzo sisho ukuthi umzimba wakho awukhiqizi i-enzyme ye-ADA eyanele, okwenza amasosha akho omzimba angakwazi ukulwa nezifo.
Izingane ezinesimo esinjalo zivame ukubonisa izimpawu zezifo ezivamile, ezinzima ezinyangeni zazo zokuqala zokuphila. Ngaphandle kokwelashwa, lezi zifo zingaba yingozi ekuphileni ngoba amasosha omzimba awukwazi ukuvikela umzimba ngempumelelo.
Umuthi usetshenziswa ngokuqondile uma ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezifana nokufakelwa komnkantsha wamathambo zingatholakali ngokushesha noma zingafaneleki. Usebenza njengendlela yokwelapha yokusiza ukuzinzisa amasosha akho omzimba ngenkathi ulindele ezinye izindlela zokwelapha, noma njengesixazululo sesikhathi eside uma ukufakelwa kungewona umkhuba.
I-Pegademase bovine isebenza ngokufaka esikhundleni se-enzyme ye-adenosine deaminase engekho emzimbeni wakho. Le enzyme ngokuvamile yehlukanisa izinto ezinobuthi ezibizwa ngokuthi i-deoxyadenosine ne-adenosine ezingabulala amaseli akho amasosha omzimba.
Lapho lezi zinto ezinobuthi ziqongelela, zilimaza ngokuqondile ama-T-cells nama-B-cells, okuyizikhulu zamasosha akho omzimba. Ngokuhlinzeka nge-enzyme engekho, i-pegademase bovine isiza ukususa lezi zinto ezinobuthi, ivumela amaseli akho amasosha omzimba ukuthi asinde futhi aphindaphane.
Umuthi uthathwa njengosebenza kahle ngokulinganisela kulesi simo esingavamile. Ngenkathi ingaqini njengokufakelwa komnkantsha wamathambo okuphumelelayo, ingathuthukisa kakhulu ukusebenza kwamasosha omzimba kanye nekhwalithi yempilo yeziguli eziningi. Abantu abaningi babona ngcono amasosha abo omzimba ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ngemuva kokuqala ukwelashwa.
I-Pegademase bovine inikezwa njengomjovo ngokuqondile emsipheni wakho (umjovo we-intramuscular). Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokwengamela lo muthi endaweni yezokwelapha, ngokuvamile kanye noma kabili ngesonto.
Umjovo ngokuvamile unikezwa emsipheni wakho wethanga noma emsipheni wengalo engenhla. Akudingeki ukuthi uthathe lo muthi nokudla noma ubisi ngoba ufakwa ngokuqondile emsipheni wakho. Kodwa-ke, ukuhlala unamanzi ngaphambi nangemva komjovo wakho kungasiza umzimba wakho ukuthi usebenze umuthi ngempumelelo.
Ngaphambi komjovo ngamunye, ithimba lakho lezempilo lizobheka izimpawu zakho ezibalulekile futhi lihlole noma yiziphi izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba. Indawo yokujova ingashintshwa ukuvimbela ubuhlungu bemisipha noma ukucasuka ngenxa yemijovo ephindaphindiwe endaweni efanayo.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-pegademase bovine buhlukahluka kakhulu kuye ngesimo sakho. Abanye abantu bangase badinge lo muthi izinyanga eziningana ngenkathi belungiselela ukufakelwa komnkantsha wamathambo, kanti abanye bangase bawudinge iminyaka eminingi.
Uma ulinde ukufakelwa komnkantsha wamathambo, ngokuvamile uzoqhubeka nomuthi kuze kube yilapho kutholakala umnikeli ofanelekayo futhi ukufakelwa kuphumelela. Lokhu kungahluka kusuka ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kuya eminyakeni eminingi, kuye ngokuthi umnikeli ofanayo utholakala ngokushesha kangakanani.
Kulabo abangakwazi ukuthola ukufakelwa komnkantsha wamathambo, i-pegademase bovine ingase ibe ukwelashwa kwesikhathi eside. Udokotela wakho uzohlola njalo ukusebenza komzimba wakho wokuzivikela ezifweni kanye nempilo yakho yonke ukuze anqume ukuthi umuthi usakusiza yini.
Njenganoma yimuphi umuthi, i-pegademase bovine ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ivame ukuba mnene futhi ilawuleka ngokunakekelwa kwezempilo okufanele.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole, iqala ngaleyo evame kakhulu:
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína kodwa engavamile ingabandakanya ukusabela komzimba, ngoba lo muthi utholakala emithonjeni yenkomo. Izimpawu zokusabela komzimba zingabandakanya imihuzuko, ubunzima bokuphefumula, ukuvuvukala kobuso bakho noma umphimbo, noma isiyezi esikhulu.
Ngokungavamile kakhulu, abanye abantu bangase bakhe amasosha omzimba ngokumelene nomuthi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, okungase kuwenze ungasebenzi kahle. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha lokhu ngokuhlolwa kwegazi okuvamile.
I-Pegademase bovine ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela ukuthi ilungele yini wena. Abantu abanezinkinga ezinkulu zokungezwani nezinto ezitholakala ezinkomeni noma abake baba nezinkinga zokungezwani nale mithi akufanele bayithole.
Uma unomlando wokungezwani okukhulu (i-anaphylaxis) kunoma yimiphi imithi, udokotela wakho uzohlola izingozi nezinzuzo ngokucophelela kakhulu. Uhlobo lokuphila olusindisayo lolu hlobo lokwelapha luvame ukwedlula izingozi zokungezwani komzimba, kodwa uzodinga ukuqapha okwengeziwe.
Abantu abanezinkinga ezithile zokuphuma kwegazi noma labo abathatha imithi yokunciphisa igazi bangase badinge izinyathelo zokuphepha ezikhethekile, ngoba umuthi unikezwa ngomjovo. Ithimba lakho lezempilo lizolungisa indlela yokujova noma isikhathi uma kudingeka.
I-Pegademase bovine ithengiswa ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Adagen. Leli yilo kuphela igama lomkhiqizo elitholakalayo lalo muthi, njengoba kuyindlela yokwelapha ekhethekile ekhiqizwa ngumkhiqizi oyedwa.
I-Adagen itholakala kusukela ngo-1990 futhi ikhiqizwa yi-Leadiant Biosciences. Ngenxa yokuthi lo muthi welapha isimo esingavamile kangako, sihlukaniswa njengomuthi oyintandane, okusho ukuthi uthola ukwesekwa okukhethekile komthetho ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukutholakala.
Ngeke uthole izinhlobo ezivamile zalo muthi, njengoba inqubo yokukhiqiza iyinkimbinkimbi futhi ikhethekile. Umuthi udinga ukuphathwa nokugcinwa ngokucophelela ukuze kugcinwe ukusebenza kwawo.
Enye indlela eyinhloko ye-pegademase bovine ukufakelwa komnkantsha wamathambo (okubuye kubizwe ngokuthi ukufakelwa kwamaseli esiqu se-hematopoietic). Lokhu empeleni kuthathwa njengendlela yokwelapha esezingeni eliphezulu ye-ADA-deficient SCID lapho umnikeli ofanelekayo etholakala.
Ukwelapha ngofuzo kuyindlela entsha ekhombisa imiphumela ethembisayo ezivivinyweni zemitholampilo. Lokhu kwelashwa kuhilela ukuguqula amaseli akho omkholoni wamathambo ukuze akhiqize i-enzyme elahlekile, okungenzeka ukuthi inikeze ukwelashwa unomphela.
Kwezinye izimo, odokotela bangase futhi bacabangele izindlela zokunakekela ezisekelayo njengokwelashwa ngokufaka esikhundleni se-immunoglobulin kanye nokuvimbela izifo ngokucophelela ngenkathi belinde ukwelashwa okuqinisekile. Kodwa-ke, lezi zindlela zodwa azanele ukuphatha isimo isikhathi eside.
I-bone marrow transplant ngokuvamile ithathwa njengesephumelele kune-pegademase bovine ekwelapheni i-ADA-deficient SCID. Ukufakelwa okuyimpumelelo kungahlinzeka ngelasho elihlala njalo, kuyilapho i-pegademase bovine idinga ukwelashwa okuqhubekayo.
Kodwa-ke, i-pegademase bovine inezinzuzo ezithile ezibalulekile. Ingaqala ngokushesha ngaphandle kokulinda ukufana komnikeli, futhi ayithwali izingozi ezihambisana nokuhlinzwa kokufakelwa kanye nemithi ecindezela amasosha omzimba.
Ukukhetha okungcono kuncike esimweni sakho. Uma unomnikeli ofanelana naye otholakala kalula futhi unempilo eyanele yokufakelwa, lokho kuvame ukuba yindlela ekhethwayo. Uma kungenjalo, i-pegademase bovine ingahlinzeka ngelasho elihle lokusindisa impilo ngenkathi ulindile noma isebenze njengesixazululo sesikhathi eside.
Yebo, i-pegademase bovine iphephile ezinganeni futhi empeleni isetshenziswa kakhulu ezinsaneni nasezinganeni ezincane ezinokuntuleka kwe-ADA-deficient SCID. Umuthi usetshenziswe ngokuphepha ezigulini ze-pediatric iminyaka engaphezu kwengama-30.
Izingane ngokuvamile zikwazi ukubekezelela umuthi kahle, nakuba zingase zidinge izindlela zokududuza ngesikhathi sokujova. Ithimba lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lizosebenza nawe ukuze lenze inqubo yokujova ikhululeke ngangokunokwenzeka enganeni yakho.
Uma uphuthelwa umjovo ohleliwe, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha ukuze uhlele kabusha. Ungazami ukwenza imithamo ephuthelwe ngokuthatha imithi eyengeziwe noma ukushintsha isimiso sakho ngokwakho.
Imithamo elahlekile ingavumela izinto ezinobuthi ukuthi ziqongeke futhi emzimbeni wakho, okungenzeka ukuthi kunciphise amasosha akho omzimba. Udokotela wakho angase afune ukukuqapha eduze uma uphuthelwe umthamo.
Njengoba i-pegademase bovine inikezwa ochwepheshe bezempilo ezindaweni zezokwelapha, ukweqisa ngengozi akuvamile kakhulu. Uma ukhathazekile ngokuthola imithi eningi kakhulu, khuluma nethimba lakho lezempilo ngokushesha.
Izimpawu zokuthola imithi eningi kakhulu zingabandakanya ukusabela okukhulu endaweni yokujova, ukukhathala okungavamile, noma izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba. Ithimba lakho lezokwelapha lizokuqapha eduze ngesikhathi nangemva komjovo ngamunye.
Akufanele uyeke ukuthatha i-pegademase bovine ngaphandle kokuhlela ngokucophelela nethimba lakho lezempilo. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela ukuthi amasosha akho omzimba anciphe futhi, okukubeka engozini yokutheleleka okukhulu.
Abantu abaningi bayeka imithi lapho bethola ukufakelwa komnkantsha wamathambo noma ukwelashwa ngofuzo okuphumelelayo. Udokotela wakho uzokushintsha kancane kancane emithini ngenkathi eqapha umsebenzi wamasosha akho omzimba eduze.
Ukuvakashela ngenkathi uthatha i-pegademase bovine kudinga ukuhlela ngokucophelela nethimba lakho lezempilo. Kuzodingeka ukuthi uhlele ukuphathwa kwemithi lapho uya khona noma uhlele uhambo lwakho ngeshejuli yakho yokujova.
Udokotela wakho angahlinzeka ngemibhalo yokuhamba futhi angakwazi ukuxhumanisa ukunakekelwa nezikhungo zezokwelapha lapho uya khona. Kubalulekile ukungaphuthelwa imithamo ngenkathi uhamba, ngoba lokhu kungahambisana namasosha akho omzimba.
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