2024
Mechanistic Basis for the Translation Inhibition of Cutibacterium acnes by Clindamycin
Lomakin I, Devarkar S, Grada A, Bunick C. Mechanistic Basis for the Translation Inhibition of Cutibacterium acnes by Clindamycin. Journal Of Investigative Dermatology 2024, 144: 2553-2561.e3. PMID: 39122144, DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2024.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNetwork of water-mediated interactionsCutibacterium acnesPeptide bond formationNascent peptideWater-mediated interactionsTranslational inhibitionAntibiotic resistanceCryogenic electron microscopyA-resolutionMechanistic basesAntibiotic-based therapiesRRNAAminoacyl groupRibosomeAcne pathogenesisAcne therapyAntibiotic stewardshipClindamycinIncreased resistanceAcne vulgarisClinical targetsAcneAntibioticsPeptideTRNAAvoiding the Danger of Rising Resistance in Cutibacterium acnes: Criticality of Benzoyl Peroxide and Antibiotic Fixed Combinations
Ghannoum M, Gamal A, Kadry A, Del Rosso J, Bunick C, Stein Gold L, Kircik L, Harper J. Avoiding the Danger of Rising Resistance in Cutibacterium acnes: Criticality of Benzoyl Peroxide and Antibiotic Fixed Combinations. SKIN The Journal Of Cutaneous Medicine 2024, 8: s355. DOI: 10.25251/skin.8.supp.355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCombination of clindamycinC. acnes strainsMinimum inhibitory concentrationCutibacterium acnesCombination of benzoyl peroxideExposure to antibioticsConcentrations of clindamycinEpsilometer testBacterial cultureDevelopment of resistanceFixed combinationMeasuring zones of inhibitionAntibiotic susceptibilityCheckerboard assayClinical strainsClindamycinAntibiotic formulationsC. acnesAntibiotic resistanceProlonged useAntibioticsZone of inhibitionAgar diffusion methodInhibitory concentrationCombination formulationAvoiding the Danger of Rising Resistance in Cutibacterium acnes: Criticality of Benzoyl Peroxide and Antibiotic Fixed Combinations
Ghannoum M, Gamal A, Kadry A, Del Rosso J, Bunick C, Stein Gold L, Kircik L, Harper J. Avoiding the Danger of Rising Resistance in Cutibacterium acnes: Criticality of Benzoyl Peroxide and Antibiotic Fixed Combinations. SKIN The Journal Of Cutaneous Medicine 2024, 8: s354. DOI: 10.25251/skin.8.supp.354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCombination of clindamycinC. acnes strainsMinimum inhibitory concentrationCutibacterium acnesCombination of benzoyl peroxideExposure to antibioticsConcentrations of clindamycinEpsilometer testBacterial cultureDevelopment of resistanceFixed combinationMeasuring zones of inhibitionAntibiotic susceptibilityCheckerboard assayClinical strainsClindamycinAntibiotic formulationsC. acnesAntibiotic resistanceProlonged useAntibioticsZone of inhibitionAgar diffusion methodInhibitory concentrationCombination formulation
2023
Sarecycline inhibits protein translation in Cutibacterium acnes 70S ribosome using a two-site mechanism
Lomakin I, Devarkar S, Patel S, Grada A, Bunick C. Sarecycline inhibits protein translation in Cutibacterium acnes 70S ribosome using a two-site mechanism. Nucleic Acids Research 2023, 51: 2915-2930. PMID: 36864821, PMCID: PMC10085706, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad103.Peer-Reviewed Original Research