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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2019

Mechanisms Underlying the Anti-inflammatory and Immunosuppressive Activity of Ruxolitinib.

Elena Maria Elli, Claudia Baratè, Francesco Mendicino, Francesca Palandri, Giuseppe Alberto Palumbo

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In one paragraph

Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 128 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
128citing papers in PubMed
17.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

128 citing papers in PubMed, 197 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. MANIFEST: Pelabresib in Combination With Ruxolitinib for Janus Kinase Inhibitor Treatment-Naïve Myelofibrosis.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Elena Maria ElliHematology Division and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Ospedale San Gerardo, ASST Monza, Monza, Italy.
Claudia BaratèDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Hematology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Francesco MendicinoHematology Unit, Department of Hemato-Oncology, Ospedale Annunziata, Cosenza, Italy.
Francesca PalandriInstitute of Hematology "L. and A. Seràgnoli", Sant'Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Giuseppe Alberto PalumboDipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche e Tecnologie Avanzate "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo · ITOspedale Annunziata di Cosenza · ITPoliclinico S.Orsola-Malpighi · ITUniversity of Catania · ITUniversity of Pisa · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The JAK-STAT signaling pathway plays a central role in signal transduction in hematopoietic cells, as well as in cells of the immune system. The occurrence in most patients affected by myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) of driver mutations resulting in the constitutive activation of JAK2-dependent signaling identified the deregulated JAK-STAT signal transduction pathway as the major pathogenic mechanism of MPNs. It also prompted the development of targeted drugs for MPNs. Ruxolitinib is a potent and selective oral inhibitor of both JAK2 and JAK1 protein kinases. Its use in patients with myelofibrosis is associated with a substantial reduction in spleen volume, attenuation of symptoms and decreased mortality. With growing clinical experience, concerns about infectious complications, and increased risk of B-cell lymphoma, presumably caused by the effects of JAK1/2 inhibition on immune response and immunosurveillance, have been raised. Evidence shows that ruxolitinib exerts potent anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects. Cellular targets of ruxolitinib include various components of both the innate and adaptive immune system, such as natural killer cells, dendritic cells, T helper, and regulatory T cells. On the other hand, immunomodulatory properties have proven beneficial in some instances, as highlighted by the successful use of ruxolitinib in corticosteroid-resistant graft vs. host disease. The objective of this article is to provide an overview of published evidence addressing the key question of the mechanisms underlying ruxolitinib-induced immunosuppression.

Indexed as

dendritic cellsimmune systemimmunosuppressionJAK inhibitorsmyeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs)natural killer (NK) cellsruxolitinibT cells

Identifiers

PMID31788449
PMCPMC6854013
OpenAlexW2981750308

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