2019
Janus kinase inhibition induces disease remission in cutaneous sarcoidosis and granuloma annulare
Damsky W, Thakral D, McGeary MK, Leventhal J, Galan A, King B. Janus kinase inhibition induces disease remission in cutaneous sarcoidosis and granuloma annulare. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2019, 82: 612-621. PMID: 31185230, PMCID: PMC7590533, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.05.098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGranuloma annulareCutaneous sarcoidosisPathway activationCutaneous granulomatous disordersRecalcitrant cutaneous sarcoidosisSkin biopsy specimensSignal regulatory protein αJAK-STAT pathway activationTranscription (JAK/STAT) pathway activationRegulatory protein αRecalcitrant sarcoidosisSarcoidosis activityDisease remissionConsecutive patientsGranulomatous disorderProspective evaluationBiopsy specimensHistologic resolutionSkin biopsiesMean improvementSarcoidosisImmunohistochemical analysisJAK inhibitorsJAK inhibitionPatients
2017
Repigmentation in vitiligo using the Janus kinase inhibitor tofacitinib may require concomitant light exposure
Liu LY, Strassner JP, Refat MA, Harris JE, King BA. Repigmentation in vitiligo using the Janus kinase inhibitor tofacitinib may require concomitant light exposure. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2017, 77: 675-682.e1. PMID: 28823882, PMCID: PMC6233876, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.05.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment of vitiligoJAK inhibitorsConsecutive patientsInhibitor tofacitinibJanus kinase inhibitor tofacitinibJAK inhibitor monotherapyRetrospective case seriesUltraviolet B phototherapyT-cell mediatorsBody surface areaJanus kinase inhibitorSeverity of diseaseB phototherapyInhibitor monotherapyCase seriesAutoimmune responseCell mediatorsAutoimmune diseasesCutaneous depigmentationLight exposureRetrospective natureStudy populationExisting therapiesControl groupTofacitinib
2015
Treatment of recalcitrant atopic dermatitis with the oral Janus kinase inhibitor tofacitinib citrate
Levy LL, Urban J, King BA. Treatment of recalcitrant atopic dermatitis with the oral Janus kinase inhibitor tofacitinib citrate. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2015, 73: 395-399. PMID: 26194706, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.06.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere atopic dermatitisAtopic dermatitisTofacitinib citrateBody surface area involvementEdema/papulationRecalcitrant atopic dermatitisAD indexSurface area involvementWeeks of treatmentPlacebo control groupAdverse eventsConsecutive patientsArea involvementStandard treatmentControl groupDermatitisSmall sample sizeTreatmentPatientsPossibility of biasSample sizeLichenificationCitrateErythemaScoring