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April 2025 in “Experimental Dermatology” This systematic review assessed the off-label use of topical Ruxolitinib cream for various skin conditions and found it effective for lichenoid and granulomatous dermatoses, though results for alopecia areata were inconsistent. The authors indicate that further research is warranted to confirm these findings.
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September 2023 in “Dermatology and Therapy” In this phase 3 trial analysis, baricitinib improved scalp hair growth in adults with severe alopecia areata, with a faster and higher response in those receiving 4 mg compared to 2 mg, but response varied with severity at baseline and continued through week 52.
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September 2023 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This abstract introduces baricitinib as an approved treatment for adults with severe alopecia areata in the US, Europe, and Japan, but does not report any specific study results or findings.
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January 2023 in “Portuguese Journal of Dermatology and Venereology” This review covers the use of JAK inhibitors in treating various dermatological conditions, emphasizing their potential while noting ongoing safety concerns with oral treatments; no new clinical results are provided.
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January 2023 in “Przegląd Dermatologiczny” This review discusses current and emerging treatments for alopecia areata, emphasizing systemic treatments for moderate to severe cases, and reports no new clinical results.
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October 2018 in “InTech eBooks” This chapter reviews current and emerging pharmacological treatments for alopecia, noting that the FDA's classification of alopecia as a cosmetic disease has limited drug development and led to off-label use of potentially dangerous compounds.
July 2026 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Alopecia totalis/universalis involves more intense immune activity and inflammation than patchy alopecia areata.
October 2025 in “International Journal of Dermatology” Lasheras-Pérez et al. reported that JAK3 and TYK2 proteins are activated in certain forms of primary cicatricial alopecia, suggesting the JAK/TYK/STAT pathway as a potential therapeutic target for these conditions.
April 2024 in “Bioscience trends” This study found that patients with alopecia areata had significantly higher levels of circulating DNA for certain cytokines compared to healthy controls, suggesting that increased circulating DNA may be linked to hair follicle damage in these patients.
June 2023 in “British Journal of Dermatology” In this study, baricitinib showed promising results in improving scalp, eyebrow, and eyelash hair loss in adults with severe and very severe alopecia areata over 52 weeks.
April 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that JAK1 and JAK2 inhibitors increase β-catenin activity in human hair follicle cells, suggesting an additional therapeutic mechanism for treating severe alopecia areata.
September 2022 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This study found that baricitinib was effective in regrowing eyebrow and eyelash hair in patients with severe alopecia areata, with similar improvements observed in both clinician-reported and patient-reported measures.
April 2019 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study found that JAK1 and JAK3 inhibitors effectively reversed alopecia in a mouse model of AA by reducing skin inflammation, while JAK2 inhibition did not promote hair regrowth.
November 2017 in “Asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research” This study predicted that 6-hydroxy genistein, coreximine, and scoulerine from Dadap leaves may act as anti-alopecia agents by interacting with JAK2, but further in-vivo testing is needed.
July 2024 in “JAAD Case Reports” This article discusses the clinical and histological features of alopecia areata, a T-cell-mediated autoimmune disorder causing unpredictable nonscarring hair loss, without providing new clinical findings.
In this study, baricitinib was used as monotherapy to treat a 21-year-old woman with severe alopecia areata, resulting in significant hair regrowth and reduced alopecia severity within three months, suggesting its effectiveness and potential as a robust treatment option for this condition.
September 2023 in “JAAD case reports” In this review, the authors noted that while baricitinib, a treatment for refractory rheumatoid arthritis and severe alopecia areata, shows promising efficacy, it may pose risks of serious infections and malignancy due to immune downregulation.
September 2023 in “Drugs in context” This article discusses baricitinib, a JAK1 and JAK2 inhibitor, as an approved and promising treatment for alopecia areata but reports no new clinical results.
September 2023 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” CTP-543 is generally safe for treating alopecia areata.
September 2022 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” This article reviews various recent studies and articles relevant to plastic surgeons, covering topics like alopecia treatment, wound therapy, breast implant safety, and surgical techniques, but provides no new clinical results; it aims to update readers on key developments in plastic surgery.
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December 2015 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” This case study reported significant but temporary hair regrowth and skin repigmentation in a patient with vitiligo and alopecia areata during treatment with oral ruxolitinib.
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February 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found that tofacitinib led to ≥50% hair regrowth in eight out of twelve patients with moderate to severe alopecia areata, suggesting a potential benefit for using JAK inhibitors in treating this condition.
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January 2023 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This review discusses the use of baricitinib in dermatology, emphasizing its effectiveness in treating certain dermatoses, while highlighting the need for awareness of its potential side effects and calling for more long-term safety data.
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March 2022 in “Journal of Personalized Medicine” Personalized medicine is important for treating skin disorders, with new treatments and connections to hormones and genetics being explored.
This review highlights that alopecia areata is influenced by genetic, autoimmune, and environmental factors, with emerging treatments like JAK-2 inhibitors showing promise for severe cases.
January 2025 in “FASKES Jurnal Farmasi Kesehatan dan Sains” In this study, the researchers used molecular docking to identify Erythrabyssin II from Erythrina subumbrans as a potential candidate for anti-alopecia treatment, comparable to minoxidil, suggesting clinical trials are needed to evaluate its pharmacological effects.
This article reviews alopecia areata as a chronic autoimmune disease affecting hair follicles and discusses its association with other autoimmune conditions, but provides no new clinical findings.
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November 2022 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” In this analysis, safety data from two clinical trials showed that baricitinib for severe alopecia areata had predictable side effects like infections and elevated CPK, with some serious adverse events noted at low incidence rates; no deaths were reported.
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September 2024 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” Deuruxolitinib is generally safe for treating alopecia areata.
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August 2021 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” In this study, baricitinib treatment led to significant regrowth of scalp, eyebrow, and eyelash hair in alopecia areata patients compared to placebo, with higher effectiveness seen at the 4-mg dose.