Amaseli omzimba angaphakathi ngaphakathi amancinci amancinci amacandelo amancinci (amaninzi anesiselula nganye). I-Mitochondria ikhiqiza amandla ethu amaseli kufuneka akhule kwaye asebenze. Ukuba i-mitochondria yonakaliswe okanye ingasebenzi, iiseli azikwazi ukufeza imisebenzi yazo kwaye ziyakwenzakalisa okanye zife. La maseli awonzakeleyo okanye angaphiliyo ekugqibeleni adala isifo se-mitochondrial.
Isifo seMitochondrial sinokuba nzima ukuxilonga ngenxa yokuba eso sifo singabonisa ngeempawu ezininzi ezahlukahlukeneyo, ukusuka kwi-mild to severe. Kukho amakhulu eentlobo ezahlukeneyo zezifo ze-mitochondrial. Uluhlobo oxhomekeke kuyo kusetyenziswe iiseli. Iingxaki ziqala ngokuzalwa okanye zenzeke kamva. Uninzi lweziganeko zifunyaniswa ngethuba lobuncinci, nangona iimeko zokuqala kwabantu abadala ziba zixhaphake. Isifo seMitochondrial sisichaphazela phakathi kwama-40,000 nama-70,000 aseMerika, esenzeka kwesinye kwi-2 500 ukuya ku-4,000.
Isifo seMitochondrial sisimo semfuza . Esi sifo sinokufumana ilifa kubazali bakho okanye ngenxa yesiguqu sokungaguquki kwi-DNA yakho. I-Mitochondria nayo inokulimala ekusebenziseni iziyobisi okanye umonakalo obangelwa ngama-radicals (mahhala). Inani elikhulu lokuguquka kwemfuyo lingabangela isifo. Nangona kunjalo, utshintsho olufanayo kubantu ababini abahlukeneyo alukwazi ukuvelisa iimpawu ezifanayo.
Izimpawu kunye neMpawu
Ngenxa yokuba i-mitochondria ikhona kwipesenti ezingama-90 zeeseli zethu, iintlobo ezahlukahlukeneyo zichaphazelekayo kubandakanya ingqondo kunye nezihlunu. Iindlela ezininzi ezichaphazelekayo ziqhelekileyo ingqondo, intliziyo, isibindi, izihlunu zesifuba, izintso, kunye ne-endocrine kunye neendlela zokuphefumula. Iimpawu ozixhomekeke kuzo izisele kunye nezitho ezichaphazelekayo, ezi ziquka:
- Ubunjongo: ukulibaziseka kokuphuhliswa, ukulibala kwengqondo, ukutshatyalaliswa kwengqondo, ukuphazamiseka kwengqondo
- Amathupha: ubuthathaka, intlungu
- Imisipha: ubuthakathaka, ithoni ephantsi, ukubetha, intlungu
- Isifo sentliziyo
- Amehlo: ukudibanisa , ukulahleka kombono
- Izifo zesifo
- Iingxaki zokuphefumula
- Ukulahleka kokuva
Ezinye iimpawu ziquka ukuphazamiseka kwesisu , ubunzima bokugwinya, isifo senhliziyo, isifo sesibindi, isifo sikashukela , i-lactic acidosis, kunye nokwanda okwenzekayo kokufumana isifo. Kubantwana, isifo sinokubangela ukukhula okubi kunye nokulibaziseka kokuphuhliswa. Ukuchonga isifo se-mitochondrial kubakho nzima kuba iimpawu ziyahluka kwaye zinokuzifanisa ezinye iimeko. Ukubandakanyeka kweenkqubo ezininzi ze-organ, iinkalo ezintathu okanye ngaphezulu, zidla ngokubonisa isifo se-mitochondrial.
Unyango
Uninzi lweziganeko zesifo se-mitochondrial ziyafumaneka kwi-biopsy muscle. Ezinye iindlela zokuvavanya ziquka iimvavanyo zegazi , ukuhlolwa kofuzo kunye nokuhlolwa kwe-enzyme. Iimpawu ze-muscle kunye nezinye iimvavanyo zingabiza kakhulu, zishiye iimeko ukuba zifumaneke kwiinkcazo zonyango kuphela.
Akukho naluphi unyango lwe-mitochondrial. Ezinye izongezo-thiamine ( B1 ), riboflavin (B12), i- vitamin C , i-vitamin E, i- lipoic acid kunye ne- coenzyme Q10- inokukunceda ukuphatha iinkalo ezithile zesifo. Ukuphepha ukuxinzezeleka kunokuncedisa ukunciphisa iimpawu.
Abaphandi okwangoku bajonge kwiidakamizwa eziya kuvimba i-lactic acid buildup ehambelana nesifo se-mitochondrial. Abanye bazama ukutya okuncinci be-carbohydrates ukuze banciphise umthwalo womsebenzi we-mitochondria.
Ukudibanisa ukungasebenzi kweMitochondrial kwezinye izifo
Abaphandi bafunda isifo se-mitochondrial ukwenzela izikhokelo kwezinye iimeko ezifana nomhlaza, isifo se-Parkinson, izifo ze- Alzheimer kunye nezifo zentliziyo. Umonakalo kwimithachondria kucatshangelwa ukuba idibene nazo zonke iimeko. Ukuphila komonakalo we-mitochondrial kunokuba yinxalenye yokuguga.
> Imithombo:
> Foreman, J. Izifo zingathintela amandla kwiiseli zethu. I-Boston Globe , ngo-Juni 17, 2003.
> I-Mitochondrial Disease Foundation.