Biomodulina T® as an alternative to the treatment of septic shock in pediatrics
Keywords:
septic shock, children, sepsis, immunologic factors, clinical trial, Biomodulina T®.Abstract
Introduction: Sepsis and septic shock are among the main causes of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population worldwide. Finding alternative solutions to combat them through the development of immunomodulatory agents has attracted the interest of researchers in the last 20 years; Cuba has Biomodulina T®, a powerful immunomodulator.
Objective: To demonstrate that there is scientific evidence that supports the conduction of controlled clinical trials for the incorporation of Biomodulina T® into the treatment guidelines for sepsis in pediatric intensive care therapies.
Material and Methods: A search was carried out in the Medline, PubMed, SciELO, Lilacs, the Cochrane Library and the Web of Science databases between March 2019 and March 2020; the 47 most relevant articles for this research were selected.
Development: The immunopathogenesis of shock focuses on a complex phenotype and functional alterations of both the innate and adaptive immune systems with a decrease in the number of effector cells, an increase in subpopulations of immunosuppressive lymphocytes, and depletion of T cells. Biomodulina T® stimulates the production of T lymphocytes and strengthens the differentiation of lymphoblastoid cells of the thymus; medical practice suggests that its administration could be a promising strategy for immune restoration in pediatric patients with septic shock.
Conclusions: There is scientific evidence that supports the use of Biomodulina T® in patients with septic shock, which supports the reliability of conducting controlled clinical trials in the pediatric population for its subsequent incorporation into treatment guidelines in intensive care therapies.Downloads
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