Description
TofacitinibisaninhibitorofJAK1/2/3thatisclinicallyusedtotreatmyelofibrosisandrheumatoidarthritis.Tofacitinibexhibitsimmunosuppressive,anti-inflammatory,andantiviralactivities.Invitro,tofacitinibinhibitsproductionofinflammatorycytokines,Th4celldifferentiation,Th17celldifferentiation,andactivationofSTAT1,whichinturnpreventsinductionofT-betandgenerationofTh1cells.Inothercellularmodels,tofacitinibinhibitsHIVreplicationandreactivationoflatentHIV-1.
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