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ReviewThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2021

JAK inhibitors for asthma.

Steve N Georas, Patrick Donohue, Margaret Connolly, Michael E Wechsler

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Review in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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52citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Mechanisms and therapeutic strategies of asthma: from bench to bedside.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026
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  11. [Mendelian Randomization Analysis of Potential Molecular Targets for Type 2 Airway Inflammatory Diseases].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Steve N GeorasDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY. Electronic address: Steve_Georas@urmc.rochester.edu.
Patrick DonohueNational Jewish Medical Center, Denver, Colo.
Margaret ConnollyDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.
Michael E WechslerNational Jewish Medical Center, Denver, Colo.
University of Rochester Medical Center · USNational Jewish Health · USUniversity of Colorado Denver · US

Funding

Data, Modeling,and Coordination Center for PrecISE NetworkU24HL138998 · NHLBI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI ANSTROM, KEVIN J, IVANOVA, ANASTASIA · 2017 to 2022
$44.0M
VISUAL INDICES OF NEUROTOXICITYP30ES001247 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI Sally W Thurston · 1985 to 2026
$42.8M
MULTIDISCIPLINARY TRAINING IN PULMONARY RESEARCHT32HL066988 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI GEORAS, STEVE N, O'REILLY, MICHAEL A · 2001 to 2021
$8.1M
Precision Interventions for Severe and/or Exacerbation Prone Asthma (PrecISE)UG1HL139123 · NHLBI · NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH · PI SZEFLER, STANLEY J., WECHSLER, MICHAEL E · 2017 to 2022
$2.3M
Novel role for protein kinase D in airway inflammation and antiviral immunityR01AI144241 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI GEORAS, STEVE N · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL066988NHLBI NIH HHS U24 HL138998NHLBI NIH HHS UG1 HL139123NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI144241NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES001247
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by intermittent episodes of wheezing, chest tightness, and cough. Many of the inflammatory pathways implicated in asthma involve cytokines and growth factors that activate Janus kinases (JAKs). The discovery of the JAK/signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) signaling pathway was a major breakthrough that revolutionized our understanding of cell growth and differentiation. JAK inhibitors are under active investigation for immune and inflammatory diseases, and they have demonstrated clinical efficacy in diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and atopic dermatitis. Substantial preclinical data support the idea that inhibiting JAKs will ameliorate airway inflammation and hyperreactivity in asthma. Here, we review the rationale for use of JAK inhibitors in different asthma endotypes as well as the preclinical and early clinical evidence supporting such use. We review preclinical data from the use of systemic and inhaled JAK inhibitors in animal models of asthma and safety data based on the use of JAK inhibitors in other diseases. We conclude that JAK inhibitors have the potential to usher in a new era of anti-inflammatory treatment for asthma.

Indexed as

AnimalsAsthmaDrug Administration RoutesHumansJanus Kinase InhibitorsJanus KinasesSTAT Transcription FactorsJanus Kinase InhibitorsJanus KinasesSTAT Transcription FactorsAsthmaJAK InhibitorJAK/STAT pathwayJanus kinasesevere asthma

Identifiers

PMID34625142
PMCPMC8771907
OpenAlexW3203627943

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