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 targetsAcneAntibioticsPeptideTRNATopical Clindamycin in the Management of Acne Vulgaris: Current Perspectives and Recent Therapeutic Advances.
Del Rosso J, Bunick C, Kircik L, Bhatia N. Topical Clindamycin in the Management of Acne Vulgaris: Current Perspectives and Recent Therapeutic Advances. Journal Of Drugs In Dermatology 2024, 23: 438-445. PMID: 38834223, DOI: 10.36849/jdd.8318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcne vulgarisTopical clindamycinTreatment of acne vulgarisManagement of acne vulgarisEmergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteriaAntibiotic-resistant bacteriaTopical agentsAnti-inflammatory propertiesTherapeutic advancesClindamycinClinical studiesTherapeutic outcomesClinical applicationAntimicrobial profileGram-positive bacteriaAnaerobic bacteriaMode of actionVulgarisMonotherapyPublished dataBacteriaTherapyAcneAntibioticsAvoiding 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 ResearchTrends in Oral Antibiotic Use for Acne Treatment: A Retrospective, Population-Based Study in the United States, 2014 to 2016.
Grada A, Armstrong A, Bunick C, Salem R, Feldman S. Trends in Oral Antibiotic Use for Acne Treatment: A Retrospective, Population-Based Study in the United States, 2014 to 2016. Journal Of Drugs In Dermatology 2023, 22: 265-270. PMID: 36877883, DOI: 10.36849/jdd.7345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral antibiotic useOral antibioticsAntibiotic useAntibiotic treatmentAcne treatmentHealth care claims dataOral antibiotic treatmentShort study durationIBM MarketScanPrimary outcomeGuideline recommendationsRetrospective studyAcne vulgarisRetrospective analysisClaims dataJ DrugsPatientsStudy durationAmerican AcademyTherapeutic classesSeparate occasionsDay gapMonthsAntibiotic resistanceAntibiotics
2022
Sarecycline Demonstrated Reduced Activity Compared to Minocycline against Microbial Species Representing Human Gastrointestinal Microbiota
Ghannoum MA, Long L, Bunick CG, Del Rosso JQ, Gamal A, Tyring SK, McCormick TS, Grada A. Sarecycline Demonstrated Reduced Activity Compared to Minocycline against Microbial Species Representing Human Gastrointestinal Microbiota. Antibiotics 2022, 11: 324. PMID: 35326788, PMCID: PMC8944611, DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11030324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinimum inhibitory concentrationVitro minimum inhibitory concentrationHigh minimum inhibitory concentrationsTetracycline-class antibioticsTime-kill assaysBroad-spectrum tetracycline antibioticTime-kill kinetic assayGastrointestinal tract microbiotaHigh MIC valuesHuman gastrointestinal microbiotaLess activityAcne treatmentGut microbiotaMinocyclineGut microbiomeGastrointestinal microbiotaSarecyclineInhibitory concentrationGut microorganismsSkin microbiomeVivo testingReduced activityMicrobiotaMIC valuesAntibiotics