Calming the cytokine storm of COVID-19 through inhibition of JAK2/STAT3 signaling

BK Gajjela, MM Zhou - Drug discovery today, 2022 - Elsevier
… is associated with uncontrolled cytokine release, known as a cytokine storm, through JAK/STAT
signaling pathways. Here, we review the FDA-approved JAK inhibitors that are being …

JAK-STAT pathway inhibition and their implications in COVID-19 therapy

S Satarker, AA Tom, RA Shaji, A Alosious… - Postgraduate …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
… , STAT3 also is known to contribute to the cytokine storm via … Through the IL-6 and IL-23
signaling, STAT 3 facilitates the … STAT3 activation via JAK2 and therefore the JAK2 inhibitors

Tetrastigma hemsleyanum polysaccharide ameliorates cytokine storm syndrome via the IFN-γ-JAK2/STAT pathway

S Fu, X Bao, Z Mao, Y Lv, B Zhu, Y Chen… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
… targeted JAK2/STAT signaling to inhibit CS, we compared the efficacy of JAK-STAT pathway
inhibitors, including the JAK2 inhibitor fedratinib (Fed) and the STAT1 inhibitor fludarabine (…

The many faces of JAKs and STATs within the COVID-19 storm

AH Grant, A Estrada III, YM Ayala-Marin… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
… result from a cytokine release syndrome or “cytokine storm”, … Of note, while few STAT3 direct
inhibitors are FDA approved, … These efforts might benefit from specific JAK2 inhibitors with …

Baricitinib, a drug with potential effect to prevent SARS-COV-2 from entering target cells and control cytokine storm induced by COVID-19

X Zhang, Y Zhang, W Qiao, J Zhang, Z Qi - International …, 2020 - Elsevier
JAK2 which in turn activate STAT1, whereas IL-6 can signal via JAK1, JAK2, and/or TYK2
and activates STAT3. … It seems that using a JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor to treat a viral disease might …

[HTML][HTML] JAK inhibition as a new treatment strategy for patients with COVID-19

J Huang, C Zhou, J Deng, J Zhou - Biochemical Pharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
… This hyper-inflammatory state produces oxidative stress that … /JAK2 inhibitor licensed to
treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that may block viral entry into pneumocytes, prevent cytokine storm

Targeting JAK-STAT signaling to control cytokine release syndrome in COVID-19

W Luo, YX Li, LJ Jiang, Q Chen, T Wang… - Trends in pharmacological …, 2020 - cell.com
… Therefore, the treatment of cytokine storm has been … JAK inhibition, therefore, presents an
attractive therapeutic strategy for … This small family consists of JAK1, JAK2, JAK3, and tyrosine …

Interleukin-6 blocking vs. JAK-STAT inhibition for prevention of lung injury in patients with COVID-19

J Meletiadis, S Tsiodras, P Tsirigotis - Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 2020 - Springer
… Anti-IL6 antibody administration is supported by data showing that a cytokine storm mimicking
sepsis occurs during the course of this viral infection [1]. Further supporting the role of IL6 …

[HTML][HTML] Design of Clinical Trials Evaluating Ruxolitinib, a JAK1/JAK2 Inhibitor, for Treatment of COVID-19–Associated Cytokine Storm

P Langmuir, S Yeleswaram, P Smith… - Delaware Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
inhibitor of JAK1 and JAK2 that has been explored in small studies of patients with COVID-19–associated
cytokine storm. … that its inhibition could mitigate the hyperinflammatory state

Old drugs for jak-stat pathway inhibition in COVID-19

MR Dayer - arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.12332, 2020 - arxiv.org
… by cytokine storm and hyperinflammatory condition, the state more often leads to … 1, Jak-2,
Jak-3, and Tyk2 seem to be good targets for inhibition by medications to control cytokine storm