title: Role of the JAK/STAT signaling pathway in regulation of innate immunity in neuroinflammatory diseases.
abstract: The Janus Kinase/Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription (JAK/STAT) signaling pathway is utilized by numerous cytokines and interferons, and is essential for the development and function of both innate and adaptive immunity. Aberrant activation of the JAK/STAT pathway is evident in neuroinflammatory diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's Disease. Innate immunity is the front line defender of the immune system and is composed of various cell types, including microglia, macrophages and neutrophils. Innate immune responses have both pathogenic and protective roles in neuroinflammation, depending on disease context and the microenvironment in the central nervous system. In this review, we discuss the role of innate immunity in the pathogenesis of neuroinflammatory diseases, how the JAK/STAT signaling pathway regulates the innate immune response, and finally, the potential for ameliorating neuroinflammation by utilization of JAK/STAT inhibitors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, United States.
authors.forename: Zhaoqi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, United States.
authors.forename: Sara A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, United States.
authors.forename: Jessica A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Buckley
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, United States. Electronic address: hqin@uab.edu.
authors.forename: Hongwei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, United States. Electronic address: tika@uab.edu.
authors.forename: Etty N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Benveniste
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000276:immunology*; D053612:Janus Kinases / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D017628:Microglia / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D018448:Models, Immunological; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D050791:STAT Transcription Factors / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D050791:STAT Transcription Factors; D053612:Janus Kinases
keywords: Innate immunity; JAK/STAT pathway; Multiple sclerosis; Parkinson's disease