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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M. Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, West Hollywood, California, United States
University of California Los Angeles Medical Center - Westwood Clinic, Los Angeles, California, United States
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine - Division of Infectious Diseases, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Tokyo Medical And Dental University Medical Hospital, Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan
Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Wakayama Medical University Hospital, Wakayama, Japan
Grady Health System, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Westchester General Hospital, Miami, Florida, United States
Community Hospital South, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center - Division of Infectious Diseases, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
University of California Los Angeles Medical Center - Westwood Clinic, Los Angeles, California, United States
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine - Division of Infectious Diseases, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Centre for Tropical Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Kumasi Center for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana
Indian Council of Medical Research, Division of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases, New Delhi, India
Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
University of Colorado, Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States
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