2022
Treating ‘Septic’ With Enhanced Antibiotics and ‘Arthritis’ by Mitigation of Excessive Inflammation
Kwon HK, Dussik CM, Kim SH, Kyriakides TR, Oh I, Lee FY. Treating ‘Septic’ With Enhanced Antibiotics and ‘Arthritis’ by Mitigation of Excessive Inflammation. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2022, 12: 897291. PMID: 35755835, PMCID: PMC9218192, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.897291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeptic arthritisBacterial burdenAntibiotic treatmentMurine modelTherapeutic goalsConcurrent antimicrobial therapyDistinct therapeutic goalsGeneration of inflammationMRSA septic arthritisSeptic knee arthritisInflammatory joint conditionsArticular cartilageMitigation of inflammationPost-antibiotic treatmentNovel therapeutic strategiesSeptic arthritis modelArticular cartilage damageEx vivo modelArticular cartilage integrityInflammatory arthritisInhibitors of ERKInflammatory profileMRSA infectionSynovial tissueExcessive inflammation
2021
Dual therapeutic targeting of intra-articular inflammation and intracellular bacteria enhances chondroprotection in septic arthritis
Kwon HK, Lee I, Yu KE, Cahill SV, Alder KD, Lee S, Dussik CM, Back J, Choi J, Song L, Kyriakides TR, Lee FY. Dual therapeutic targeting of intra-articular inflammation and intracellular bacteria enhances chondroprotection in septic arthritis. Science Advances 2021, 7: eabf2665. PMID: 34172438, PMCID: PMC8232912, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abf2665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-articular inflammationSeptic arthritisBacterial infectionsDual therapeutic targetingKnee septic arthritisPromising new therapeutic strategyArticular cartilageChallenging clinical problemNovel treatment modalitiesIntracellular bacteriaNew therapeutic strategiesAdjuvant targetingTreatment modalitiesBacterial eradicationSuccessful treatmentHost inflammationCausative bacteriaMurine modelTherapeutic strategiesArthritisTherapeutic goalsClinical problemTherapeutic targetingInflammationVital organs