{"id":8155,"date":"2023-04-28T12:38:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T09:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/lizard-skin-capsule-shows-promise-in-treating-gastrointestinal-disorders\/"},"modified":"2023-04-28T12:38:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T09:38:46","slug":"capsule-ya-ngozi-ya-mjusi-inaonyesha-ahadi-katika-kutibu-matatizo-ya-utumbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/capsule-ya-ngozi-ya-mjusi-inaonyesha-ahadi-katika-kutibu-matatizo-ya-utumbo\/","title":{"rendered":"Kibonge cha Ngozi ya Mjusi Kinaonyesha Ahadi katika Kutibu Magonjwa ya Utumbo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Capsule inayoweza kumeza iliyotengenezwa kwa kuchora msukumo kutoka kwa mali ya kipekee ya ngozi ya mjusi ni njia ya msingi ya kutibu hali ya utumbo.<\/p>\n<p>Hayo ni kwa mujibu wa watafiti kutoka Taasisi ya Teknolojia ya Massachusetts (MIT) na Hospitali ya Brigham na Wanawake (BWH) ambao walivumbua kapsuli isiyoweza kumeza ambayo itatumia vichocheo vya umeme ili kupunguza homoni ya ghrelin inayozalisha njaa.<\/p>\n<p>Pia inajulikana kama FLASH, mchakato huu unahusisha uhamasishaji makini wa homoni za utumbo kwa kutuma ishara za umeme kwenye tumbo huku ukihakikisha kuwa haileti athari zozote mbaya. Watafiti wanatumai mtindo huu wa mafanikio una uwezo wa kutibu magonjwa anuwai ya utumbo, neuropsychiatric na kimetaboliki.<\/p>\n<p>Matokeo ya utafiti wao yalichapishwa kwenye jarida <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/scirobotics.ade9676\" target=\"_blank\">Roboti za Sayansi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Maabara yetu inajitahidi kuunda mifumo ambayo itafanya iwe rahisi na kufikiwa zaidi kwa wagonjwa kupokea matibabu,&quot; mwandishi sambamba Giovanni Traverso, MB, BChir, Ph.D., daktari wa magonjwa ya tumbo katika Kitengo cha Brigham cha Gastroenterology, Hepatology na Endoscopy, alisema. ndani ya <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/986840\" target=\"_blank\">kutolewa kwa vyombo vya habari<\/a>. &quot;Huu ni uchunguzi wa kufurahisha wa uthibitisho wa dhana na kazi ya utafiti wa kimsingi na uhandisi inayoonyesha uwezo wa umeme wa kumeza.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Kidonge hiki kinalingana na sifa za kipekee za mijusi wa Australia wanaoitwa &quot;Shetani Mwiba&quot; ambaye mwili wake umefunikwa na miiba ya kutisha. Ingawa utafiti wa awali ulifanywa kwa nguruwe, lengo la utafiti ni kutoa faida mbalimbali kwa binadamu.<\/p>\n<p>Kapsuli hiyo ina vichocheo kwa teknolojia ya kunyonya maji lakini bado ina uwezo wa kushikilia elektrodi.<\/p>\n<p>Khalil Ramadi, Ph.D., profesa msaidizi katika Chuo Kikuu cha New York na mshirika wa utafiti katika BWH ambaye ndiye aliyeandika utafiti huo, aliita matokeo &quot;ya kuahidi sana.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Kidonge kinachoweza kumeza ambacho kina vifaa vya elektroniki badala ya kemikali au madawa ya kulevya kinatia matumaini sana,&quot; Ramadi alisema katika taarifa hiyo ya habari. &quot;Inatoa njia ya kupeana mipigo ya umeme inayolengwa kwa seli maalum kwenye utumbo kwa njia ambayo inaweza kudhibiti viwango vya homoni za neva mwilini.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Electroceuticals hutumiwa katika kusimamia ishara za elektroniki ili kutibu hali mbalimbali katika mwili. Hata hivyo, tumbo ni tovuti ya hatari kwa matumizi yake kwa kuzingatia ukweli kwamba maji ya awali yanaweza kuingilia kati na msukumo. Utambuzi huu uliwasukuma wanasayansi kutafuta viashiria katika maumbile, na walipata msukumo wao katika Ibilisi Mwiba.<\/p>\n<p>Watafiti sasa wanachunguza njia ambazo wanaweza kutumia bidhaa hiyo kwa wanadamu na kuona jinsi inavyofanya kazi.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Maendeleo haya hutoa njia nyingi mpya za utafiti katika miunganisho changamano kati ya ubongo na utumbo na kwa kuendeleza matumizi ya umeme kama afua ya kimatibabu,&quot; mwandishi mwenza wa kwanza James McRae, Ph.D. Mgombea katika Idara ya Uhandisi wa Mitambo ya MIT, alisema katika taarifa ya habari.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\" width=\"736\" height=\"442\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" sizes=\"736px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d.medicaldaily.com\/en\/full\/469388\/capsule.webp?w=736&amp;f=8d10e7f015805453000b63974b53dd77 736w\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 1100px)\" sizes=\"736px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lizard-skin-capsule-shows-promise-in-treating-gastrointestinal-disorders.jpg 736w\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d.medicaldaily.com\/en\/full\/469388\/capsule.webp?w=1100&amp;f=4ae146366032182ae2dd52d2ff49096c 1100w\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d.medicaldaily.com\/en\/full\/469388\/capsule.jpg?w=1100&amp;f=4ae146366032182ae2dd52d2ff49096c 1100w\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" sizes=\"736px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d.medicaldaily.com\/en\/full\/469388\/capsule.webp?w=736&amp;f=8d10e7f015805453000b63974b53dd77 736w\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" sizes=\"736px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lizard-skin-capsule-shows-promise-in-treating-gastrointestinal-disorders.jpg 736w\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d.medicaldaily.com\/en\/full\/469388\/capsule.webp?w=480&amp;f=d295690ec69029a7199cad192e20006a 480w\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d.medicaldaily.com\/en\/full\/469388\/capsule.jpg?w=480&amp;f=d295690ec69029a7199cad192e20006a 480w\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d.medicaldaily.com\/en\/full\/469388\/capsule.webp?w=736&amp;f=8d10e7f015805453000b63974b53dd77\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" id=\"i469388\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lizard-skin-capsule-shows-promise-in-treating-gastrointestinal-disorders.jpg\" alt=\"Capsule \" width=\"736\" height=\"442\" style=\"display:none\"><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\">\n<span class=\"cap\">Capsule <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"credit\">Pixabay<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Imechapishwa na Medicaldaily.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/lizard-skin-capsule-shows-promise-treating-gastrointestinal-disorders-469577\">Chanzo cha matibabu cha kila siku<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capsule inayoweza kumeza iliyotengenezwa kwa kuchora msukumo kutoka kwa mali ya kipekee ya ngozi ya mjusi ni njia ya msingi ya kutibu hali ya utumbo.<\/p>\n<p>Hayo ni kwa mujibu wa watafiti kutoka Taasisi ya Teknolojia ya Massachusetts (MIT) na Hospitali ya Brigham na Wanawake (BWH) ambao walivumbua kapsuli isiyoweza kumeza ambayo itatumia vichocheo vya umeme ili kupunguza homoni ya ghrelin inayozalisha njaa.<\/p>\n<p>Pia inajulikana kama FLASH, mchakato huu unahusisha uhamasishaji makini wa homoni za utumbo kwa kutuma ishara za umeme kwenye tumbo huku ukihakikisha kuwa haileti athari zozote mbaya. Watafiti wanatumai mtindo huu wa mafanikio una uwezo wa kutibu magonjwa anuwai ya utumbo, neuropsychiatric na kimetaboliki.<\/p>\n<p>Matokeo ya utafiti wao yalichapishwa kwenye jarida <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/scirobotics.ade9676\" target=\"_blank\">Roboti za Sayansi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Maabara yetu inajitahidi kuunda mifumo ambayo itafanya iwe rahisi na kufikiwa zaidi kwa wagonjwa kupokea matibabu,&quot; mwandishi sambamba Giovanni Traverso, MB, BChir, Ph.D., daktari wa magonjwa ya tumbo katika Kitengo cha Brigham cha Gastroenterology, Hepatology na Endoscopy, alisema. ndani ya <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/986840\" target=\"_blank\">kutolewa kwa vyombo vya habari<\/a>. &quot;Huu ni uchunguzi wa kufurahisha wa uthibitisho wa dhana na kazi ya utafiti wa kimsingi na uhandisi inayoonyesha uwezo wa umeme wa kumeza.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Kidonge hiki kinalingana na sifa za kipekee za mijusi wa Australia wanaoitwa &quot;Shetani Mwiba&quot; ambaye mwili wake umefunikwa na miiba ya kutisha. Ingawa utafiti wa awali ulifanywa kwa nguruwe, lengo la utafiti ni kutoa faida mbalimbali kwa binadamu.<\/p>\n<p>Kapsuli hiyo ina vichocheo kwa teknolojia ya kunyonya maji lakini bado ina uwezo wa kushikilia elektrodi.<\/p>\n<p>Khalil Ramadi, Ph.D., profesa msaidizi katika Chuo Kikuu cha New York na mshirika wa utafiti katika BWH ambaye ndiye aliyeandika utafiti huo, aliita matokeo &quot;ya kuahidi sana.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Kidonge kinachoweza kumeza ambacho kina vifaa vya elektroniki badala ya kemikali au madawa ya kulevya kinatia matumaini sana,&quot; Ramadi alisema katika taarifa hiyo ya habari. &quot;Inatoa njia ya kupeana mipigo ya umeme inayolengwa kwa seli maalum kwenye utumbo kwa njia ambayo inaweza kudhibiti viwango vya homoni za neva mwilini.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Electroceuticals hutumiwa katika kusimamia ishara za elektroniki ili kutibu hali mbalimbali katika mwili. Hata hivyo, tumbo ni tovuti ya hatari kwa matumizi yake kwa kuzingatia ukweli kwamba maji ya awali yanaweza kuingilia kati na msukumo. Utambuzi huu uliwasukuma wanasayansi kutafuta viashiria katika maumbile, na walipata msukumo wao katika Ibilisi Mwiba.<\/p>\n<p>Watafiti sasa wanachunguza njia ambazo wanaweza kutumia bidhaa hiyo kwa wanadamu na kuona jinsi inavyofanya kazi.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Maendeleo haya hutoa njia nyingi mpya za utafiti katika miunganisho changamano kati ya ubongo na utumbo na kwa kuendeleza matumizi ya umeme kama afua ya kimatibabu,&quot; mwandishi mwenza wa kwanza James McRae, Ph.D. Mgombea katika Idara ya Uhandisi wa Mitambo ya MIT, alisema katika taarifa ya habari.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" id=\"i469388\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lizard-skin-capsule-shows-promise-in-treating-gastrointestinal-disorders.jpg\" alt=\"Capsule \" width=\"736\" height=\"442\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\">\n<span class=\"cap\">Capsule <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"credit\">Pixabay<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Imechapishwa na Medicaldaily.com<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8156,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/lizard-skin-capsule-shows-promise-in-treating-gastrointestinal-disorders.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lizard-Skin Capsule Shows Promise in Treating Gastrointestinal Disorders - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/capsule-ya-ngozi-ya-mjusi-inaonyesha-ahadi-katika-kutibu-matatizo-ya-utumbo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lizard-Skin Capsule Shows Promise in Treating Gastrointestinal Disorders - Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"An ingestible capsule made by drawing inspiration from the unique properties of lizard skin is a groundbreaking approach to treating gastrointestinal conditions.That&#039;s according to researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Brigham and Women&#039;s Hospital (BWH) who invented a non-invasive ingestible capsule that will use electrical stimulants to subdue the hunger-producing hormone ghrelin.Alternatively known as FLASH, the process involves careful stimulation of gastrointestinal hormones by sending electric signals to the stomach while making sure it doesn&#039;t produce any adverse effects. The researchers hope this breakthrough model is capacious for treating various gastrointestinal, neuropsychiatric and metabolic disorders.The findings of their study were published in the journal Science Robotics.&quot;Our lab strives to develop systems that will make it easier and more accessible for patients to receive therapies,&quot; corresponding author Giovanni Traverso, MB, BChir, Ph.D., a gastroenterologist in the Brigham&#039;s Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, said in a media release. &quot;This is an exciting proof-of-concept study and a feat of fundamental research and engineering demonstrating the potential of ingestible electroceuticals.&quot;The pill corresponds to the unique features of peculiar Australian lizard species called &quot;Thorny Devil&quot; whose body is covered with formidable spikes. Although the initial study was carried out on pigs, the goal of the research is to provide wide-ranging benefits to humans.The capsule holds stimulants with fluid-wicking technology but is still capable of holding an electrode.Khalil Ramadi, Ph.D., an assistant professor at New York University and a research affiliate at BWH who co-authored the study, called the outcomes &quot;very promising.&quot;&quot;An ingestible pill that contains electronics instead of chemicals or drugs is very promising,&quot; Ramadi said in the news release. &quot;It provides a way to deliver targeted electrical pulses to specific cells in the gut in a way that can regulate levels of neural hormones in the body.&quot;Electroceuticals are used in administering electronic signals to treat various conditions in the body. However, the stomach is a risky site for its use considering the fact that the preexisting liquids would interfere with the impulses. This realization drove scientists to look for cues in nature, and they found their inspiration in Thorny Devil.The researchers are now exploring avenues in which they can use the product on humans and see how it performs.&quot;This development provides many new avenues for research into the complex interconnections between the brain and gut and for furthering the use of electroceuticals as a clinical intervention,&quot; co-first author James McRae, a Ph.D. Candidate at MIT&#039;s Department of Mechanical Engineering, said in the news release. 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The researchers hope this breakthrough model is capacious for treating various gastrointestinal, neuropsychiatric and metabolic disorders.The findings of their study were published in the journal Science Robotics.\"Our lab strives to develop systems that will make it easier and more accessible for patients to receive therapies,\" corresponding author Giovanni Traverso, MB, BChir, Ph.D., a gastroenterologist in the Brigham's Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, said in a media release. \"This is an exciting proof-of-concept study and a feat of fundamental research and engineering demonstrating the potential of ingestible electroceuticals.\"The pill corresponds to the unique features of peculiar Australian lizard species called \"Thorny Devil\" whose body is covered with formidable spikes. Although the initial study was carried out on pigs, the goal of the research is to provide wide-ranging benefits to humans.The capsule holds stimulants with fluid-wicking technology but is still capable of holding an electrode.Khalil Ramadi, Ph.D., an assistant professor at New York University and a research affiliate at BWH who co-authored the study, called the outcomes \"very promising.\"\"An ingestible pill that contains electronics instead of chemicals or drugs is very promising,\" Ramadi said in the news release. \"It provides a way to deliver targeted electrical pulses to specific cells in the gut in a way that can regulate levels of neural hormones in the body.\"Electroceuticals are used in administering electronic signals to treat various conditions in the body. However, the stomach is a risky site for its use considering the fact that the preexisting liquids would interfere with the impulses. This realization drove scientists to look for cues in nature, and they found their inspiration in Thorny Devil.The researchers are now exploring avenues in which they can use the product on humans and see how it performs.\"This development provides many new avenues for research into the complex interconnections between the brain and gut and for furthering the use of electroceuticals as a clinical intervention,\" co-first author James McRae, a Ph.D. Candidate at MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering, said in the news release. 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