Resumen
Objetivo: Reunir evidencia e identificar enfoques científicos que justifiquen el uso de ambroxol para otros fines terapéuticos. Métodos: Esta fue una revisión integradora de la literatura basada en el Sistema de Análisis y Recuperación de Literatura Médica en Línea (MEDLINE) y Science Direct y Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO) Se incluyeron estudios identificados por búsqueda manual. Resultados: Preliminarmente, se recuperaron 162 artículos, 20 de los cuales fueron incluidos. Se identificaron los mecanismos de acción del ambroxol relacionados con la interacción con las proteínas de entrada viral; con pasos de reparación enzimática con función de chaperona; modulación de canales iónicos; antioxidante; antiinflamatorio; analgésico; anestésico e inmunomodulador. La investigación ha asociado el uso de altas dosis de ambroxol como una posibilidad segura de tratamiento, prevención y/o coadyuvante en enfermedades como COVID-19, Parkinson, Gaucher, alivio del dolor y como nuevas perspectivas de uso para el Sistema Respiratorio. Consideraciones finales: El reposicionamiento de ambroxol es una posibilidad ventajosa y califica como una alternativa exitosa a los nuevos enfoques de tratamiento terapéutico, donde los diferentes mecanismos de acción explorados por ABX lo habilitan como una alternativa de uso combinado con otras terapias.
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