Figure 5.
Ruxolitinib but not pacritinib blocks T-cell infiltration into the skin, inhibits evasion of CD4+ T cells out of the thymus, and inhibits Stat3/5 phosphorylation. GFP or ITK-SYK mice were treated with vehicle, ruxolitinib, or pacritinib for 32 days, euthanized, and analyzed as described in Figure 4. (A) Immunohistochemical HRP-DAB staining with anti-CD3 antibody (T cells) of paraffin-embedded skin tissue of GFP and ITK-SYK mice after treatment with vehicle (Veh), ruxolitinib, or pacritinib for 32 days. (B) Percentages of T cells, granulocytes, and monocytes within total thymus cells of GFP and ITK-SYK mice after treatment with vehicle or ruxolitinib for 32 days. (C) Percentage of CD90+CD4+ (CD4+) and CD90+CD4+CD8+ (CD4+CD8+) cells within GFP+ thymus cells of GFP and ITK-SYK mice after treatment with vehicle, ruxolitinib, or pacritinib for 32 days. (D) Mean fluorescence intensity for intracellular FACS staining of phosphorylated STAT3 in total CD3+CD90+ thymic T cells, CD4+ T cells, CD8+ T cells, and CD4+CD8+ T cells from treated control/GFP or ITK-SYK mice within GFP+ and GFP– T cells. Bars represent mean values with error bars showing the SEM. Statistical significance was calculated using the Student unpaired t test. ∗P < .05, ∗∗P < .01, ∗∗∗P < .001.