COVID-19: high-JAKing of the inflammatory “flight” by ruxolitinib to avoid the cytokine storm

C Botta, A Indrieri, E Garofalo, F Biamonte… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Since SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in December 2019, world health-system has been severely
impacted with increased hospitalization, Intensive-Care-Unit (ICU) access and high mortality …

Baricitinib, JAK inhibitors and liver injury: a cause for concern in COVID-19?

E Raschi, P Caraceni, E Poluzzi… - Expert Opinion on Drug …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
To the Editor, The updated post-marketing analysis by Peng et al.[1], who queried the FDA
Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) from the first quarter of 2018 to the first quarter of …

Molecular dissection of Janus kinases as drug targets for inflammatory diseases

S Kwon - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The Janus kinase (JAK) family enzymes are non-receptor tyrosine kinases that
phosphorylate cytokine receptors and signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) …

Does baricitinib reduce mortality and disease progression in SARS-CoV-2 virus infected patients? A systematic review and meta analysis

S Manoharan, LY Ying - Respiratory Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background There are conflicting reports on the results of several of the latest clinical trials
related to the use of baricitinib in the management of COVID-19 patients. The aim of the …

Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors in the treatment of neoplastic and inflammatory disorders

R Roskoski Jr - Pharmacological Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The Janus kinase (JAK) family of nonreceptor protein-tyrosine kinases consists of JAK1,
JAK2, JAK3, and TYK2 (Tyrosine Kinase 2). Each of these proteins contains a JAK …

The emerging role of Janus kinase inhibitors in the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases

W Damsky, D Peterson, J Ramseier… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Autoimmune and inflammatory diseases are common and diverse, and they can affect
nearly any organ system. Much of the pathogenesis of these diseases is related to …

Therapeutic and anti-inflammatory effects of baricitinib on mortality, ICU transfer, clinical improvement, and CRS-related laboratory parameters of hospitalized patients …

S Tahsini Tekantapeh, M Ghojazadeh… - Expert Review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Due to the high incidence and mortality of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic,
beneficial effects of effective antiviral and anti-inflammatory drugs used in other diseases …

A meta analysis on the utility of Anakinra in severe COVID-19 disease

AARM Hussein, R Sayad, A Abdelshafi, IA Hammam… - Cytokine, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and objective The most important presentation of COVID-19 is hyper
inflammatory condition and cytokine storm that occurs due to excessive increase of the …

Baricitinib for the Management of SARS‐CoV‐2‐Infected Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials

S Manoharan, LY Ying - Canadian Journal of Infectious …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Baricitinib is known to reduce mortality and disease progression in COVID‐19 patients;
however, the data are inconsistent. Therefore, it needs to be explored to further understand …

[HTML][HTML] JAK inhibitors—more than just glucocorticoids

J Stebbing, VM Lauschke - New England Journal of Medicine, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Most persons who are infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) are asymptomatic or have only mild-to-moderate symptoms, whereas others have …