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Anna Sophie Klaeschen1, Dominik Wolf2, Peter Brossart2, Thomas Bieber1, Joerg Wenzel1.
Abstract
This study was stimulated by the clinical observation of a rapid response of a chilblain lupus patient to treatment with JAK1/2-kinase inhibitor ruxolitinib. We investigated the in vivo expression of phospho-JAK2 in CLE skin samples as well as the immunomodulatory in vitro effect of ruxolitinib in cultured immortalized keratinocytes and in a 3D human epidermis model (epiCS). Our results demonstrate that ruxolitinib significantly decreases the production of CLE-typical cytokines (CXCL10, CXCL9, MxA) and might be a promising drug for future clinical studies in patients with CLE and related autoimmune skin diseases.Entities:
Keywords: CXCL10; JAK/STAT pathway; chilblain lupus erythematosus; interferon; kinase inhibitor
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Year: 2017 PMID: 27892610 DOI: 10.1111/exd.13253
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Exp Dermatol ISSN: 0906-6705 Impact factor: 3.960