2022
Inhibition of type 1 immunity with tofacitinib is associated with marked improvement in longstanding sarcoidosis
Damsky W, Wang A, Kim DJ, Young BD, Singh K, Murphy MJ, Daccache J, Clark A, Ayasun R, Ryu C, McGeary MK, Odell ID, Fazzone-Chettiar R, Pucar D, Homer R, Gulati M, Miller EJ, Bosenberg M, Flavell RA, King B. Inhibition of type 1 immunity with tofacitinib is associated with marked improvement in longstanding sarcoidosis. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 3140. PMID: 35668129, PMCID: PMC9170782, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30615-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType 1 immunityInternal organ involvementOrgan involvementT cell-derived IFNIdiopathic inflammatory disorderOpen-label trialMonths of treatmentType 1 cytokinesJanus kinase inhibitorImmunologic changesLongstanding sarcoidosisSarcoidosis activitySarcoidosis symptomsClinical improvementCutaneous sarcoidosisSecondary outcomesComplete responsePrimary outcomeTofacitinib treatmentActivity scoreCytokine mediatorsIL-12IL-15IL-6Inflammatory disorders
2020
Treatment 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