sweating, fever, and loss of appetite. Knowing that you have this illness takes a lot of determination. You have to monitor, manage, evaluate, and treat the disease. Testing available for Fabry disease is enzyme assay, it measures the amount of alpha GAL enzyme act in the blood. For females enzyme assay may not be as useful as genetic testing. Female screening is not simple. The blood test can be misleading because of the random X-inactivation. The GAL gene is more accurate tha... ... middle of paper
some cases the brain. The disease is caused by excessive amounts of a fatty substance called glucocerebroside. Glucocerebroside accumulates in the organs when there is a deficiency of the enzyme, glucocerebrosidase. This particular enzyme helps break down glucocerebroside. Therefore, if there is a lack of the enzyme, the lipid begins to accumulate, and results can be fatal. There are three types of this disease. Type 1 is called Adult, this is the most common phenotype, and it typically affects adults
specialized vesicles, which are located inside eukaryotic cells; they contain digestive enzymes that break down any unknown material that goes within the cell. The actual name “lysosome” means releasing body, the enzymes it produces causes lysis otherwise known as disintegration. These enzymes are mainly used to break down any bacteria that the cell intakes or to break down any part of the cell that is worn out. The enzymes found in the lysosome are so potent, that if they were released, they could destroy
Gene therapy is a technique that uses genes to treat or prevent diseases. It is the process of taking DNA from one organism and inserting it to another. No development in the field of biotechnology has inspired both greater fear and hope in human society than gene therapy. Here is the big question among the people. While this new advancement in gene therapy promotes new hopes to cure life-threatening diseases or help the amputee or physically disabled persons to lead life like a normal human, it
sciences is in the field of Hormonal Replacement Therapy (HRT). HRT is used to replace or replenish any hormone that the body is deficient in, or is not able to synthesize anymore. While the most common use of HRT is the replacement of the estrogen hormone in postmenopausal women, it has found use in many other clinical applications. Some of these include thyroid hormone replacement therapy in patients suffering from hypothyroidism and androgen replacement therapies in treating male hypogonadal disorders
better human beings? Gene Therapy Gene therapy is a method used by doctors that ‘uses genes as medicine’. It repairs faulty or damaged gene copies by transferring a therapeutic or working gene into specific parts of faulty gene copy. This means that gene therapy can be used to replace a faulty gene or to introduce a new gene whose function is to modify the clinical course of a condition or to cure a problem in the gene (Refer to image 2). Image 1 shows how gene therapy is completed using an adenovirus
other organs as well such as the pancreas. Because of this build up, bacteria becomes trapped in the patients’ airways, which leads to infections, lung damage, and can even cause respiratory failure. The occurrence in the pancreas causes certain enzymes from being released and used in the body during digestion (“About Cystic Fibrosis,” n.d.). Clearly, this is a very serious disease that requires a lot
lacks the production of certain lysosomal enzymes. The lack of these enzymes could cause their body to be disfigured, some individuals have problems with their respiratory system, circulation system, and their facial structure. Although there is not a known cure for this disorder, there are treatments that can help with the pain that the disorder causes. There are numerous types of MPS each has a different enzyme missing. Depending on which lysosomal enzyme is absent, the symptoms, treatment, and
The Applications of Enzymes in Medicine Enzymes are biological catalysts which speed up chemical reactions by lowering the activation energy (the minimum amount of energy required for a reaction to take place). Enzymes are proteins which have a tertiary structure and they are very specific- only the correct substrate can combine with the active site of the correct enzyme, thereby producing an enzyme substrate complex. “They are also highly specific, which means fewer unwanted side-effects
chronic alcohol use. The pancreas is a critical organ that has both endocrine (hormonal) and exocrine (enzymatic) function. Islet cells in the pancreas generate important hormones such as insulin and glucagon. The pancreas also releases digestive enzymes such as lipases, amylases, and proteases – this are essential for proper digestion and nutrition. In chronic pancreatitis, the normal functions of the pancreas are impaired. Loss of insulin synthesis and secretion can result in diabetes
Gene therapy focuses on the replacement of defective genes with modified functioning genes. Many diseases are caused by a defective gene meaning the body is incapable of producing essential proteins or enzymes. In its simplest form, gene therapy aims to identify the defective gene and fix this gene with the replacement of a normal gene (Senn). 2.2 Types of Gene Therapy There are two types of gene therapy, somatic gene therapy and germ line gene therapy. Somatic gene therapy involves fixing the defective
have 23 chromosomes in total, including the X and Y chromosomes. On chromosome 15, the DNA codes for an enzyme, which is a substance that allows you to speed up chemical reactions in your body, that breaks down unneeded substances from your body. This enzyme is called beta-hexosaminidase. This unneeded substance that this enzyme breaks down is a fatty substance called GM2 ganglioside. If the enzyme is able to break down this GM2 ganglioside in the lysosomes, an organelle in your body where the breaking
eradicates nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain, causing paralysis and loss of motor functions. It almost always results in the death of the affected. The disease is found in a mutation on the HEXA gene. The HEXA gene makes beta-Hexosaminidase A, an enzyme that is necessary for proper spinal cord and brain development. This works to break down GM2 ganglioside, a fatty substance. When a mutation occurs here, the GM2 ganglioside can’t be broken down, accumulating to harmful levels in neurons of the brain
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first two week of treatment and whenever there is a dose increase. During the treatment, potassium level should be monitored as it can cause hyperkalemia. Patient can develop hepatic failure, therefore patient who develop jaundice or marked hepatic enzyme elevations should immediately discontinue the medicine. Lisinopril can cause angioedema and patient need to be educated about this. Impaired renal function is possible, therefore patient taking Lisinopril need to monitor their renal function periodically
Gene therapy has been a very controversial issue since its origin in 1990 when A four-year old girl became the first gene therapy patient. She has adenosine deaminase (ADA) deficiency, a genetic disease which leaves her defenseless against infections. Gene therapy involves substituting normal genes for the genes associated with a disease or disorder otherwise altering a person’s genetic makeup. Each gene has a specific code for what it is supposed to do. So, on top of our genome, we have a complex
ultimately cloning humans. Genetic testing will depreciate our quality of life and may result in discrimination, invasion of privacy, and harmful gene therapy. In 1993 a pamphlet by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute was released heralding Gene Therapy. Although gene testing had been around and used for various procedures and breakthroughs, gene therapy had the potential to change the face of research, as we knew it. Medical scientists had finally found a way to manipulate human genes and possibly
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis is a condition where the thyroid gland is attacked by a variety of cell and antibody-mediated immune processes. It was discovered by Hakaru Hashimoto in Germany in 1912. This disease was the first to be recognized as an autoimmune disease. Hashimoto’s can lead to hypothyroidism, a condition in which the thyroid does not produce enough hormones in order to meet the bodies needs. The exact cause of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis is unknown, but many factors
linked by disulfide bonds. The alpha chains are entirely extracellular and house insulin binding domains, while the linked beta chains penetrate through the plasma membrane. The insulin receptor is a tyrosine kinase. In other words, it functions as an enzyme that transfers phosphate groups from ATP to tyrosine residues on intracellular target proteins. Binding of insulin to the alpha subunits causes the beta subunits to phosphorylate themselves (autophosphorylation), thus activating the catalytic activity
Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD, but commonly referred to as heart failure) is a chronic, progressive cardiac syndrome in which a damaged heart fails to beat efficiently and deliver enough blood to meet the body's needs. Although coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common cause, for example, myocardial infarction, and many of the conditions are intertwined, there are several other causes of heart failure including cardiomyopathies, hypertension and valve disease. Cardiomyopathies