2023
Inhibition of T-cell activity in alopecia areata: recent developments and new directions
Passeron T, King B, Seneschal J, Steinhoff M, Jabbari A, Ohyama M, Tobin D, Randhawa S, Winkler A, Telliez J, Martin D, Lejeune A. Inhibition of T-cell activity in alopecia areata: recent developments and new directions. Frontiers In Immunology 2023, 14: 1243556. PMID: 38022501, PMCID: PMC10657858, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1243556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell-signaling pathwaysAlopecia areataT cellsEtiopathogenesis of AAPathogenesis of AATreatment of AAImmune privilege collapseOnly US FoodHair folliclesSevere alopecia areataT cell activityT cell receptor recognitionLoss of scalpSystemic medicationsAA therapyCytotoxic CD8Inflammatory pathogenesisAutoimmune diseasesTreatment optionsHair lossLimited efficacyTherapeutic pathwaysClinical developmentJAK inhibitionUS Food
2020
The Promise of JAK Inhibitors for Treatment of Sarcoidosis and Other Inflammatory Disorders with Macrophage Activation: A Review of the Literature.
Wang A, Singh K, Ibrahim W, King B, Damsky W. The Promise of JAK Inhibitors for Treatment of Sarcoidosis and Other Inflammatory Disorders with Macrophage Activation: A Review of the Literature. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2020, 93: 187-195. PMID: 32226347, PMCID: PMC7087061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory disordersMacrophage activationJAK inhibitorsCertain inflammatory disordersTreatment of sarcoidosisFormation of granulomasCrohn's diseaseClinical evidenceNecrobiosis lipoidicaInflammatory cytokinesDependent cytokinesGranuloma annulareGranuloma formationInterferon gammaJAK inhibitionJAK-STAT pathwaySarcoidosisDisordersCytokinesInhibitorsConstitutive activationDiseaseActivationDramatic improvementGranulomasTreatment of Multiorgan Sarcoidosis With Tofacitinib
Damsky W, Young BD, Sloan B, Miller EJ, Obando JA, King B. Treatment of Multiorgan Sarcoidosis With Tofacitinib. ACR Open Rheumatology 2020, 2: 106-109. PMID: 31916703, PMCID: PMC7011417, DOI: 10.1002/acr2.11112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiorgan sarcoidosisTumor necrosis factor α blockadeNecrosis factor α blockadeCutaneous sarcoidosis lesionsEfficacy of tofacitinibIdiopathic inflammatory disorderJanus kinase inhibitorRecalcitrant sarcoidosisΑ-blockadeClinical remissionSarcoidosis lesionsGranulomatous inflammationInflammatory disordersAvid lesionsLesional tissueSarcoidosisJanus kinase-signal transducerSingle patientJAK inhibitorsJAK inhibitionKinase-signal transducerTofacitinibKinase inhibitorsActivator of transcriptionInternal organs
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
JAK inhibitors in dermatology: The promise of a new drug class
Damsky W, King BA. JAK inhibitors in dermatology: The promise of a new drug class. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2017, 76: 736-744. PMID: 28139263, PMCID: PMC6035868, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlopecia AreataAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAzetidinesClinical Trials as TopicDermatitis, AtopicDermatologic AgentsHumansJanus KinasesMolecular Targeted TherapyNitrilesPiperidinesProtein Kinase InhibitorsPsoriasisPurinesPyrazolesPyrimidinesPyrrolesSignal TransductionSkin DiseasesSulfonamidesVitiligoConceptsJAK inhibitorsSoluble inflammatory mediatorsNew drug classesUseful therapeutic strategyDifferent proinflammatoryAtopic dermatitisInflammatory mediatorsInflammatory dermatosesAlopecia areataDrug classesJanus kinase-signal transducerTherapeutic strategiesJAK inhibitionDermatologic therapyKinase-signal transducerTargeted therapeuticsActivator of transcriptionDermatologyJAK-STATInhibitorsPromising new classEarlier reportsInhibition