Gaucher’s disease — a genetic disease in
which a fatty substance (lipid) accumu-
lates in cells and certain organs. Gaucher’s
disease is the most common of the lyso-
somal storage diseases. It is caused by a
hereditary deficiency of the enzyme glu-
cosylceramidase. The enzyme acts on the
fatty acid glucosylceramide. When the
enzyme is defective, glucosylceramide
accumulates, particularly in white blood
cells, most often macrophages (mononu-
clear leukocytes). Glucosylceramidase can
collect in the spleen, liver, kidneys, lungs,
brain and bone marrow
Гранулема — ошақты пролиферациялы
қабыну; тығыз түйіншек тәрізді болады
Гранулёма — очаг продуктивного воспаления,
имеющий вид плотного узелка
Granuloma — inflammatory response that
results when macrophages are unable to
destroy foreign substances that have en-
tered or invaded body tissues. Large num-
bers of macrophages and foreign body re-
actions (e.g., reactions to sutures)
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