Ubuwazi ukuthi imizimba yabanye abantu ayikwazi ukucubungula ama-amino acid athile ngendlela efanele? Kunjalo nge-cystinuria, isimo sofuzo esingajwayelekile esithinta indlela izinso ezisebenza ngayo. I-Cystinuria idala i-amino acid eningi kakhulu ebizwa ngokuthi i-cystine ukuthi iqoqeke emchamweni. Lokhu kungaholela ezinso ezibuhlungu kanye nezinye izinkinga zempilo. Ukuqonda i-cystinuria kubalulekile kulabo abanayo nemindeni yabo. Lesi sihloko sizohlola ukuthi iyini i-cystinuria nokuthi iwuthinta kanjani umzimba. Sizobheka izimbangela zayo, izimpawu, nezici zobungozi. Sizophinde sixoxe ngokuthi odokotela baxilonga kanjani isifo se-cystinuria kanye nokwelashwa okutholakalayo.
I-cystinuria yisifo sofuzo esingajwayelekile esithinta indlela izinso ezisebenza ngayo ama-amino acid athile. Idala inani eliningi le-cystine ukwakheka emchameni. Lesi simo senzeka cishe kumuntu oyedwa kwabayi-7,000 kuya ku-10,000 emhlabeni jikelele.
Ku-cystinuria, umzimba awukwazi ukumunca kahle i-cystine namanye ama-amino acid asuka emchameni abuyele egazini. Ngenxa yalokho, amazinga e-cystine emchameni aphakama kakhulu. Ngenxa yokuthi i-cystine ayincibiliki kalula, yenza amakristalu namatshe ezinso, esinyeni, noma ipheshana lomchamo. Nakuba abanye abantu abane-cystinuria bengase bangawakhi amatshe, abanye bangase bathole ukwakheka kwamatshe njalo.
I-cystinuria yisifo sofuzo esithinta indlela izinso ezisebenza ngayo ama-amino acid athile. Ukuguqulwa kwezakhi zofuzo ezimbili kuyayibangela: i-SLC3A1 ne-SLC7A9. Lezi zakhi zofuzo zinikeza imiyalelo yokwenza izingxenye zeprotheyini eyinkimbinkimbi etholakala ezinso. Le nkimbinkimbi ngokuvamile ilawula ukumuncwa kabusha kwama-amino acid, okuhlanganisa ne-cystine, esuka emchameni iye egazini.
Uma izinguquko zenzeka kunoma iyiphi yalezi zakhi zofuzo, ziphazamisa ikhono leprotein complex lokumunca kabusha ama-amino acid. Lokhu kuholela emazingeni aphezulu e-cystine emchameni.
I-cystine iyi-amino acid engancibiliki kakhulu kuwo wonke ama-amino acid abalulekile, ngakho ayincibiliki kalula. Njengoba amazinga e-cystine ekhuphuka emchameni, amakristalu akheka, okuholela ekuthuthukisweni kwamatshe.
I-cystinuria itholakala ngamaphethini ahlukene kuye ngokuthi i-gene ehilelekile. Ukuguqulwa kwe-SLC3A1 kulandela iphethini ye-autosomal recessive, kuyilapho ukuguqulwa kwe-SLC7A9 kungabhekwa njengokubusa kwe-autosomal nokungena okungaphelele.
I-cystinuria ngokwayo ayibangeli izimpawu. Kodwa-ke, lapho amatshe e-cystine akha, angaholela ezindabeni ezahlukahlukene, njenge:
Amatshe e-cystine ngokuvamile makhulu kunamanye amatshe ezinso, okungaholela ezinkingeni ezifana nokutheleleka komgudu womchamo. Lawa matshe angase abonakale njengamakristalu angama-hexagonal ansundu ngokuphuzi emchameni. Kuyaphawuleka ukuthi cishe amaphesenti angu-80 abantu abane-cystinuria banetshe labo lokuqala ngaphambi kokuba babe neminyaka engu-20. Imvelo ephindaphindiwe yalawa matshe ingaba nomthelela omkhulu empilweni yomuntu.
Lesi simo sitholakala kubo bobabili abazali, okwenza umlando womndeni ube yisici esiyingozi esiyingozi. Izici ezahlukahlukene zingandisa ingozi ye-cystinuria, njenge:
I-cystinuria inomthelela omkhulu empilweni yomuntu futhi ingaholela ezinkingeni ezinkulu uma ingalawulwa kahle, njenge:
Ukuxilongwa kwe-cystinuria kuqala ngokusola komtholampilo, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni ezinamatshe ezinso. Odokotela bangase basole i-cystinuria ezigulini ezinomlando womndeni noma lezo ezibhekene nesifo esinzima samatshe, okuhlanganisa amatshe ezinso aphindaphindayo noma amabili.
Kusetshenziswa izindlela eziningana ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuxilongwa, njenge:
Ukwelashwa kwe-cystinuria kugxile ekuvimbeleni ukwakheka kwamatshe nokuphatha amatshe akhona.
Uma uzwa ubuhlungu obubukhali emhlane wakho ophansi noma ohlangothini lwesisu, ngokushesha thintana nodokotela wakho. Lezi zimpawu zingase zibonise ukuba khona kwe-cystinuria. Ezinye izimpawu ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo zihlanganisa:
Nakuba i-cystinuria ingenakuvinjelwa, kunezindlela zokunciphisa ingozi yokwakheka kwamatshe.
I-cystinuria yisimo sofuzo esiyinkimbinkimbi esithinta kakhulu ukusebenza kwezinso kanye nempilo yonke. Lesi sifo esingavamile sibangela ukunqwabelana ngokweqile kwe-cystine emchameni, okuholela ekwakhekeni kwamatshe ezinso ezibuhlungu. Ukuqonda izimbangela, izimpawu, kanye nokwelashwa okutholakalayo kubalulekile kulabo abathintekayo yi-cystinuria nemindeni yabo ukuze balawule lesi simo ngempumelelo.
Ukuphila ne-cystinuria kudinga ukunakekelwa okuqhubekayo kanye nokulungiswa kwendlela yokuphila. Ngokwandisa uketshezi, ukuguqula ukudla, nokulandela iseluleko sezokwelapha, abantu abane-cystinuria banganciphisa ingozi yokwakheka kwamatshe futhi bavimbele izinkinga. Ukuhlolwa njalo nokuqapha kubalulekile ukuze kugcinwe impilo yezinso kanye nezinga lempilo. Ngokuphathwa okufanele nokusekelwa, abantu abane-cystinuria bangaphila izimpilo ezigculisayo ngisho nezinselele ezilethwa yilesi simo.
I-cystinuria yisifo esitholakala ngofuzo esithinta cishe oyedwa kwabangu-7,000 kuya kwabangu-10,000 emhlabeni wonke. Labo abanomlando womndeni walesi simo basengozini enkulu. Bobabili abazali kufanele baphathe isakhi sofuzo esinesici ukuze ingane ithuthukise i-cystinuria. Ngokuvamile amadoda athinteka kakhulu kunabesifazane, abhekana nenani elikhulu lamatshe.
Ukuntuleka kwe-enzyme akubangeli i-cystinuria. Kubangelwa ukuguqulwa kwezakhi zofuzo ze-SLC3A1 ne-SLC7A9, ezithinta ukumuncwa kabusha kwezinso kwe-cystine namanye ama-amino acid. Lokhu kuholela ekuphumeni ngokweqile kwe-cystine emchameni.
I-cystinuria ivame ukutholakala ngokuhlaziywa kwamatshe, ukuhlolwa okuncane komchamo kumakristalu angama-hexagonal, noma ukukalwa kwenani lamazinga e-cystine yomchamo. Ukuhlolwa kwe-sodium-nitroprusside kuyasiza njengethuluzi lokuhlola lokuqala. Ukuhlolwa kofuzo nakho kuyatholakala kodwa akuvamile ukusetshenziswa.
Izimpawu ze-cystinuria zivame ukuqala phakathi kweminyaka eyi-10 nengama-30, ngeminyaka emaphakathi yokuqala cishe iminyaka eyi-16. Kodwa-ke, cishe i-22% yeziguli ziqala ukwakha amatshe ebuntwaneni. Isikhathi esiphezulu setshe lokuqala le-cystine sineminyaka engama-22 ubudala.
Ukudla okuphansi kwe-sodium neprotheni etholakala ezilwaneni kungasiza ekulawuleni i-cystinuria. Ukwengeza uketshezi okungena ngalo kubalulekile ukuze kuhlanjululwe umchamo futhi kunciphise ukugcwala kwe-cystine. Ukudla okune-alkalizing njengezithelo nemifino kungase kube yinzuzo. Kunconywa ukunciphisa ukudla okune-methionine ephezulu njengezinhlanzi, izinkukhu, inyama namaqanda.