2018
Tofacitinib Treatment and Molecular Analysis of Cutaneous Sarcoidosis
Damsky W, Thakral D, Emeagwali N, Galan A, King B. Tofacitinib Treatment and Molecular Analysis of Cutaneous Sarcoidosis. New England Journal Of Medicine 2018, 379: 2540-2546. PMID: 30586518, PMCID: PMC6351852, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1805958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous sarcoidosisPathogenesis of sarcoidosisSkin lesion samplesJAK inhibitor tofacitinibHistologic remissionSystemic glucocorticoidsImmunohistochemical testingImmunohistochemical examinationInhibitor tofacitinibSarcoidosisSkin diseasesPatientsLesion samplesJAK-STATJanus kinaseTranscription (STAT) signalingSequencing of RNASignal transducerTreatmentMolecular analysisRemissionMedicationsTofacitinibGlucocorticoidsPathogenesis
2015
Tofacitinib Citrate for the Treatment of Vitiligo: A Pathogenesis-Directed Therapy
Craiglow BG, King BA. Tofacitinib Citrate for the Treatment of Vitiligo: A Pathogenesis-Directed Therapy. JAMA Dermatology 2015, 151: 1110-1112. PMID: 26107994, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.1520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJanus kinase inhibitorTreatment of vitiligoKinase inhibitorsPathogenesis-directed therapyPathogenesis of vitiligoOral JanusSignificant repigmentationTherapeutic optionsCommon conditionEffective treatmentVitiligoAdditional studiesTofacitinib citrateTreatmentInhibitorsPatientsPathogenesisRepigmentationTherapy