China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (9): 697-702.doi: 10.12144/zgmfskin202509697

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Research progress on the application of Janus kinase inhibitors in autoimmune bullous diseases

TONG Hainan1, GUO Jianhui1,2   

  1. 1 Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Surgery, Hebei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050001,China; 2 Department of Dermatology, Cangzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Cangzhou 061001,China
  • Online:2025-09-15 Published:2025-09-08

Abstract: Autoimmune blistering diseases (AIBD) are a group of autoimmune antibody-mediated blistering disorders affecting the skin and mucous membranes. Traditional treatments mainly rely on glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants. In recent years, JAK inhibitors have emerged as a promising research direction due to their properties of targeting and regulating the JAK-STAT signaling pathway, as well as blocking inflammatory and immune responses. The role of the JAK-STAT pathway in the pathogenesis of AIBD are reviewed in this paper, with a focus on the clinical applications of JAK inhibitors such as ruxolitinib, tofacitinib, and upadacitinib in the treatment of pemphigus and pemphigoid.

Key words: Janus kinase inhibitor, autoimmune bullous diseases, pemphigus, pemphigoid, JAK-STAT signaling pathway