JAK inhibition as a therapeutic strategy for immune and inflammatory diseases

DM Schwartz, Y Kanno, A Villarino, M Ward… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2017 - nature.com
The discovery of cytokines as key drivers of immune-mediated diseases has spurred efforts
to target their associated signalling pathways. Janus kinases (JAKs) are essential signalling …

Selective JAKinibs: prospects in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases

AT Virtanen, T Haikarainen, J Raivola, O Silvennoinen - BioDrugs, 2019 - Springer
Cytokines, many of which signal through the JAK–STAT (Janus kinase–Signal Transducers
and Activators of Transcription) pathway, play a central role in the pathogenesis of …

Combined anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory properties of JAK-inhibitors on macrophages in vitro and in vivo: perspectives for scleroderma-associated interstitial lung …

A Lescoat, M Lelong, M Jeljeli, C Piquet-Pellorce… - Biochemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors (also termed Jakinibs) constitute a family of small drugs that
target various isoforms of JAKs (JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 and/or tyrosine kinase 2 (Tyk2)). They …

Potential Drugs Targeting Early Innate Immune Evasion of SARS-Coronavirus 2 via 2'-O-Methylation of Viral RNA

JA Encinar, JA Menendez - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing the COVID-19
respiratory disease pandemic utilizes unique 2′-o-methyltransferase (2′-O-MTase) …

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

BK Gajjela, MM Zhou - Drug discovery today, 2022 - Elsevier
The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has
caused the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, which has infected over 178 million people …

Selective Tyk2 inhibitors as potential therapeutic agents: a patent review (2015–2018)

X He, X Chen, H Zhang, T Xie, XY Ye - Expert Opinion on …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: Tyrosine kinase 2 (Tyk2) is a non-receptor tyrosine-protein kinase,
an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the TYK2 gene. Tyk2, together with three other …

Efficacy and safety of Janus kinase inhibitors for the treatment of atopic dermatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Li, X Sun, K Zhao, F Meng, L Li, Z Mu, X Han - Dermatology, 2022 - karger.com
Background: Current therapeutic options for atopic dermatitis (AD) are limited. Janus kinase
(JAK) inhibitors may be viable alternatives. Objectives: To assess the efficacy and safety of …

Development and therapeutic implications of tyrosine kinase 2 inhibitors

K Zhang, K Ye, H Tang, Z Qi, T Wang… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Janus kinases (JAKs) are central components in cytokine signaling pathways. A number of
small molecule JAK inhibitors have been approved to treat a wide range of inflammatory and …

Discovery of (2R)-N-[3-[2-[(3-Methoxy-1-methyl-pyrazol-4-yl)amino]pyrimidin-4-yl]-1H-indol-7-yl]-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)propenamide (AZD4205) as a Potent and …

Q Su, E Banks, G Bebernitz, K Bell… - Journal of medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
JAK1, JAK2, JAK3, and TYK2 belong to the JAK (Janus kinase) family. They play critical
roles in cytokine signaling. Constitutive activation of JAK/STAT pathways is associated with …

JAK3 inhibitors for the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases: A patent review (2016–present)

C Chen, D Lu, T Sun, T Zhang - Expert Opinion on Therapeutic …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Up to now, a total of eight Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors have been approved for
the treatment of autoimmune and myeloproliferative disease. The JAK family belongs to the …