The JAK-STAT pathway at 30: Much learned, much more to do

RL Philips, Y Wang, HJ Cheon, Y Kanno, M Gadina… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
The discovery of the Janus kinase (JAK)-signal transducer and activator of transcription
(STAT) pathway arose from investigations of how cells respond to interferons (IFNs) …

The type I interferonopathies: 10 years on

YJ Crow, DB Stetson - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2022 - nature.com
As brutally demonstrated by the COVID-19 pandemic, an effective immune system is
essential for survival. Developed over evolutionary time, viral nucleic acid detection is a …

Proposed refined diagnostic criteria and classification of eosinophil disorders and related syndromes

P Valent, AD Klion, F Roufosse, D Simon… - Allergy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Eosinophilia and eosinophil activation are recurrent features in various reactive states and
certain hematologic malignancies. In patients with hypereosinophilia (HE), HE‐induced …

Human germline heterozygous gain-of-function STAT6 variants cause severe allergic disease

M Sharma, D Leung, M Momenilandi… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - rupress.org
STAT6 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 6) is a transcription factor that plays a
central role in the pathophysiology of allergic inflammation. We have identified 16 patients …

Selectivity, efficacy and safety of JAKinibs: new evidence for a still evolving story

M Bonelli, A Kerschbaumer, K Kastrati… - Annals of the rheumatic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fundamental insight gained over the last decades led to the discovery of cytokines as
pivotal drivers of inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis/psoriasis …

JAK-STAT signaling in human disease: From genetic syndromes to clinical inhibition

Y Luo, M Alexander, M Gadina, JJ O'Shea… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Since its discovery, the Janus kinase-signal transduction and activation of transcription (JAK-
STAT) pathway has become recognized as a central mediator of widespread and varied …

Aberrant type 1 immunity drives susceptibility to mucosal fungal infections

TJ Break, V Oikonomou, N Dutzan, JV Desai… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Studies of monogenic diseases have uncovered the importance of immune
pathways in human tissue-specific immunity and antimicrobial defense. In particular, human …

Physiology and pathophysiology of itch

F Cevikbas, EA Lerner - Physiological reviews, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Itch is a topic to which everyone can relate. The physiological roles of itch are increasingly
understood and appreciated. The pathophysiological consequences of itch impact quality of …

JAKs and STATs from a clinical perspective: loss-of-function mutations, gain-of-function mutations, and their multidimensional consequences

N Ott, L Faletti, M Heeg, V Andreani… - Journal of clinical …, 2023 - Springer
The JAK/STAT signaling pathway plays a key role in cytokine signaling and is involved in
development, immunity, and tumorigenesis for nearly any cell. At first glance, the JAK/STAT …

Autoimmunity and primary immunodeficiency: two sides of the same coin?

RE Schmidt, B Grimbacher, T Witte - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2018 - nature.com
Autoimmunity and immunodeficiency were previously considered to be mutually exclusive
conditions; however, increased understanding of the complex immune regulatory and …