2020
Drug-target binding quantitatively predicts optimal antibiotic dose levels in quinolones
Clarelli F, Palmer A, Singh B, Storflor M, Lauksund S, Cohen T, Abel S, Wiesch P. Drug-target binding quantitatively predicts optimal antibiotic dose levels in quinolones. PLOS Computational Biology 2020, 16: e1008106. PMID: 32797079, PMCID: PMC7449454, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose levelsAntibiotic efficacyDrug-target bindingDose-response relationshipBeta-lactams ampicillinTime-kill curvesDose-response curveNovel resistance mutationsMeasurable biochemical parametersClinical isolatesAntibiotic dose-response curvesAntibiotic actionResistance mutationsBiochemical parameters
2015
Classic reaction kinetics can explain complex patterns of antibiotic action
Abel Zur Wiesch P, Abel S, Gkotzis S, Ocampo P, Engelstädter J, Hinkley T, Magnus C, Waldor MK, Udekwu K, Cohen T. Classic reaction kinetics can explain complex patterns of antibiotic action. Science Translational Medicine 2015, 7: 287ra73. PMID: 25972005, PMCID: PMC4554720, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa8760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptimal dosing strategiesAntibiotic treatment strategiesTime-kill curvesAntibiotic effectGrowth suppressionCell formationChemotherapeutic regimensClinical trialsDosing strategiesTreatment strategiesTuberculosis therapyPersister cell formationDrug effectsBacterial infectionsVariety of antibiotics