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SUBMITTER: De Vries LCS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5624036 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
De Vries Leonie C S LCS Ludbrook Valerie J VJ Hicks Kirsty J KJ D'Haens Geert R GR
BMJ case reports 20170807
Tofacitinib, a non-selective Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, is effective in inducing clinical and endoscopic remission in patients with active ulcerative colitis (UC). Tofacitinib inhibits cytokine signalling through blockade of JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 and tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2). Adverse events including neutropenia and anaemia resulting from JAK2 inhibition have been observed in actively treated patients. By selectively targeting JAK1, such adverse events could be expected to be avoided. This open la ...[more]