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January 2020 in “Annals of the rheumatic diseases” In this study, baricitinib improved the resolution of arthritis or rash in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, but outcomes for skin involvement like alopecia were not reported.
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January 2023 in “Skin health and disease” This study shows that in a mouse model of Alopecia Areata, selective JAK1 inhibition facilitated hair regrowth and inflammation resolution while potentially offering a better safety profile compared to pan-JAK inhibition.
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August 2014 in “Nature medicine” This study found that JAK inhibitors promote hair regrowth in both mice and human alopecia areata cases by blocking key immune pathways involved in disease development.
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April 2021 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This study presents the first documented case of dramatic hair regrowth in a systemic lupus erythematosus patient with refractory alopecia following tofacitinib therapy, suggesting a potential new application for JAK inhibitors in difficult-to-treat cutaneous SLE manifestations.
September 2026 in “Frontiers in Medicine” This case report highlights a woman with alopecia areata and systemic lupus erythematosus who showed significant improvement in hair loss after treatment with ivarmacitinib, suggesting its potential benefit for overlapping autoimmune alopecia.