Monday, April 9, 2018

Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) #Ayurveda


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Next topic for discussion:  Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) #Ayurveda
Gary Yuen: I do not know much about the condition. If it is a genetic factor that prevents haem synthesis, I think it is worth looking at iron consumption. There is a study associating cigarette smoking with attacks. Research suggests examining diet although I do not know what parts of it are typically considered. There is one study among Indians that shows X porpyrin excretion is significantly higher among meat eaters. I can't find the DOI so I'm unable to find the article. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28134151
There seem to be several studies showing the effect of lowering protein intake, though their results are varied.
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Dr. Vikas Sharma: In ayurveda you can corelate this with advancement of grehni vyadhi.vataj grehni spacialy
Italy Amadeo bian: I am very interested in a possible ayurvedic interpretation and a possible therapy
Gary Yuen: It would be some blood disorder, possibly related to excess?
Ayulink: Master Amadio, can u give more details of this disease, patient details, symptoms etc? Please share more details. I think this disease is not known in India.
Gary Yuen: Consensus seems to be that it is a hereditary disorder though I don't know if some think it is not and may only be a change in gene expression. Symptoms seem to occur only in a small number of people so there are likely exogenous factors. Some mentioned include toxins, drugs, alcohol, smoking, and diet. Some treatments mentioned increasing carbohydrate intake, though I do not know if that means patients tended to have higher meat consumption.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4562648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4541194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4563803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3583083/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5473191/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4717930/
Ayulink: Thanks Gary Yuen. This is great help. I wonder how can we correlate this condition with Ayurveda
Gary Yuen: If I understand what I've read so far correctly, it seems to be some iron metabolism disorder, perhaps of blood creation, perhaps if excess iron, or something else in its metabolism or elimination.
Vd. Dhruti Kagrana: Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a genetic metabolic disorder affecting the production of heme, the oxygen-binding prosthetic group of hemoglobin. It is characterized by a deficiency of the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase.
Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP)
This is one of the hereditary hepatic porphyrias. Its inheritance is autosomal dominant. The deficient enzyme is porphobilinogen deaminase (PBGD), also known as hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMB synthase). This enzyme was formerly known as uroporphyrinogen I-synthase, and this term is still used by some clinical laboratories. A deficiency of PBGD is not sufficient by itself to produce AIP, and other activating factors must also be present. These include hormones, drugs and dietary changes. Sometimes, activating factors cannot be identified.
Symptoms
Most people who inherit the gene for AIP never develop symptoms. However, experts recommend that all relatives of someone with AIP obtain testing, to determine who has the genetic trait and who does not. Those who test positive for the trait should be educated as to measures that will help avoid attacks. Prevention is essential to good management.
AIP manifests after puberty, especially in women (due to hormonal influences). Symptoms usually come as discrete attacks that develop over two or more days. Abdominal pain, which is associated with nausea, can be severe and occurs in most cases.
Other symptoms may include:
nausea
vomiting
constipation
pain in the back, arms and legs
muscle weakness (due to effects on nerves supplying the muscles)
urinary retention
palpitation (due to a rapid heart rate and often accompanied by increased blood pressure)
confusion, hallucinations and seizures
Sometimes the level of salt (sodium and chloride) in the blood decreases markedly and contributes to some of these symptoms. The skin is not affected.
http://www.porphyriafoundation.com/about-porphyria/types-of-porphyria/AIP
Shri Minoo parabia: I would suggest the fresh decoction of mixture of Tribulus terrestris fruits and Boerhavia diffusa roots, taken in equal proportion , taken orally.
Coarse ground above mixture 10g is to be soaked in 200ml of water at night. Next morning boil till 50ml remains. Strain and give the filtrate to drink.
Repeat daily.
Ayulink: If it is dhatvagni dushti, pippali must work positively. Even if it is related with heme or blood pathogens, pippali is good at penetration in micro level conditions. Am I correct?
Vd. Jignesh Thakkar: Vataj grahani symptoms. Use chitrak takra prayog mentioned in charak samhita
Vd. Hardik bhatt: AIP .. can we correlate with rakt- pitaa???
Dr. Vikas Sharma: In ayurveda you can corelate this with 
advancement of grahni vyadhi.vataj grahni spacially.
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