The potential of JAK/STAT pathway inhibition by ruxolitinib in the treatment of COVID-19 - PubMed

STAT2 signaling restricts viral dissemination but drives severe pneumonia in SARS-CoV-2 infected hamsters.

Boudewijns R, Thibaut HJ, Kaptein SJF, Li R, Vergote V, Seldeslachts L, Van Weyenbergh J, De Keyzer C, Bervoets L, Sharma S, Liesenborghs L, Ma J, Jansen S, Van Looveren D, Vercruysse T, Wang X, Jochmans D, Martens E, Roose K, De Vlieger D, Schepens B, Van Buyten T, Jacobs S, Liu Y, Martí-Carreras J, Vanmechelen B, Wawina-Bokalanga T, Delang L, Rocha-Pereira J, Coelmont L, Chiu W, Leyssen P, Heylen E, Schols D, Wang L, Close L, Matthijnssens J, Van Ranst M, Compernolle V, Schramm G, Van Laere K, Saelens X, Callewaert N, Opdenakker G, Maes P, Weynand B, Cawthorne C, Vande Velde G, Wang Z, Neyts J, Dallmeier K. Boudewijns R, et al. Nat Commun. 2020 Nov 17;11(1):5838. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19684-y. Nat Commun. 2020. PMID: 33203860 Free PMC article.