Baricitinib is a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor. JAKs are tyrosine protein kinases that play an important role in pro-inflammatory signaling pathways. Overactive JAKs have been implicated in autoimmune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis. By inhibiting the actions of JAK1 and JAK2, baricitinib attenuates JAK-mediated inflammation and immune responses.
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In the US and Europe, baricitinib is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis who have had an inadequate response to one or more TNF blockers. Baricitinib may be used as monotherapy or in combination with methotrexate or other DMARDs.
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Vanderbilt University Medical, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, China, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, Tianjin, China
Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center Of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, Moscow, Samory-Mashela,1, Russian Federation
The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, Tianjin, China
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