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ArticleMultiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinical

Baricitinib triggering a central nervous system inflammatory-demyelinating disease: A case report.

Rozita Khalili, Ahmad A Toubasi, Meryim Poursheykhi, Francesca Bagnato

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Article in Multiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinical. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Rozita KhaliliNeuroimmunology Division, Department of Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2999-7919
Ahmad A ToubasiNeuroimaging Unit, Neuroimmunology Division, Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Nashville, TN, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4688-9728
Meryim PoursheykhiDepartment of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Nashville, TN, USA.
Francesca BagnatoNeuroimaging Unit, Neuroimmunology Division, Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Nashville, TN, USA.

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Abstract

Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKis), such as baricitinib, target the Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription pathway to regulate proinflammatory cytokines and T-helper cell activity, thereby reducing inflammation. Despite their therapeutic benefits, inflammatory demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) have been reported in association with JAKi treatment, most previously involving tofacitinib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. We report the first case of a CNS inflammatory demyelinating disease that was possibly exacerbated by baricitinib, underscoring the need for heightened clinical vigilance and close monitoring of patients receiving JAKi therapy.

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baricitinibcentral nervous systeminflammatory-demyelinating diseasesJanus kinase inhibitor

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PMCPMC12864681

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