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In this study, the researchers reported that chloramphenicol-loaded liposomes, particularly those incorporating deoxycholic acid, enhanced follicular uptake and showed strong antibacterial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, offering potential for treating MRSA-infected skin conditions with good skin biocompatibility and minimal toxicity.

This study evaluated the antimicrobial activity of a newly synthesized fluoroquinolone against Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Escherichia coli strains. The researchers compared results from the microdilution technique and agar disk diffusion method to EUCAST's recommended breakpoint values, building on promising in silico molecular docking tests.

This presentation highlighted future directions in acne care, emphasizing the roles of topical and oral antibiotics, as well as skin microbiome studies. It also described how clascoterone targets androgen receptors in hair follicles and sebaceous glands to reduce sebum production.

This study found that duloxetine and escitalopram exhibited broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, while buspirone had selective effects, and finasteride disrupted yeast virulence traits, suggesting these drugs could be repurposed as antimicrobial therapies.

This study identified new oxidative derivatives of finasteride, including a newly discovered metabolite, by using the fungus Macrophomina phaseolina.

This study reported that clascoterone cream reduced inflammatory and noninflammatory acne lesions in a trial with 1440 white males and non-pregnant females, showing it was well tolerated in these participants.

This study observed that early treatment with azithromycin and either nitazoxanide, ivermectin, or hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients may reduce viral shedding, symptom duration, and respiratory complications compared to untreated patients.

In this study, ozenoxacin was found to inhibit sebum production in insulin- and 5α-DHT-differentiated hamster sebocytes in a dose-dependent manner, suggesting potential benefits in acne management by combining antimicrobial activity against C. acnes with reduced sebum production.

This review discusses the properties and applications of doxycycline in dermatology and reports no new clinical results, emphasizing its potential for treating various dermatological conditions.

This study found that econazole nitrate delivered via MPEG-dihexPLA micelles significantly increased skin deposition compared to Pevaryl® cream, potentially enhancing drug bioavailability and clinical efficacy.

TAK-279 effectively reduces psoriasis symptoms and is safe.

This study found that LY320236 is a competitive inhibitor of type I and a non-competitive inhibitor of type II steroid 5alpha-reductase, indicating its potential as a dual inhibitor with differing modes of activity.

This study found that supraphysiological and physiological androgen levels inhibited U937 macrophages' phagocytosis of MRSA compared to untreated controls, but AR antagonism reversed this effect, suggesting targeting AR or using 5alpha-reductase inhibitors might aid bacterial clearance in elderly males' chronic wounds.

This study used an in silico/in vitro approach to identify potential inhibitors of the enzyme SRD5A2, finding that the androgen receptor modulator MK-0773 is a moderate inhibitor, although it does not act as a covalent inhibitor like finasteride.

This report describes a case of pneumonitis caused by metronidazole in a 42-year-old woman hospitalized with no known drug hypersensitivity.

This study found that mycophenolate mofetil is effective for both induction and maintenance therapy in children with severe lupus nephritis, significantly improving proteinuria and antibody levels, without renal flares during maintenance.

This study suggests that sirolimus and propranolol may reduce abnormal lymphatic endothelial cell proliferation in lymphatic malformations, potentially improving vessel function and patient outcomes.

Minocycline may cause hair loss by increasing DHT levels, but finasteride can help counteract this effect.

This study observed that oral mTOR inhibitors frequently cause dermatological side effects, such as mouth ulcers and acneiform eruptions, but these rarely require stopping the treatment.

This study found that multiple ion channel modulators, used here at clinical concentrations, increased intracellular calcium release in prostate and breast cancer cell lines.

This study identified novel compounds as selective inhibitors of the type 1 isoenzyme of 5α-reductase, displaying promising potential for treating DHT-dependent disorders such as acne and androgenic alopecia.

This research article focuses on nonsteroidal inhibitors of human type I steroid 5-alpha-reductase but reports no new results.

This study explores the regulatory effects of ursolic acid on macrophage function and suggests potential for developing new anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory drugs, though further research is needed for clinical applications.

This study found that mycophenolate mofetil was associated with higher response rates and lower rates of serious side effects, including a lower mortality rate, compared to cyclophosphamide in lupus nephritis treatment.

This review discusses the pharmacological profile of teriflunomide for treating relapsing multiple sclerosis, highlighting its safety and effectiveness in reducing relapses and slowing disability progression, though direct comparisons with other oral medications are lacking.

In this study, researchers validated a computational workflow for repurposing non-antibacterial drugs as antibacterial agents and highlighted daprodustat, combined with an efflux pump inhibitor, as a promising strategy against bacterial pathogens.

This study found that Xinyang Tablet may improve cardiac function in LPS-induced sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction by modulating macrophage polarization and autophagy through affecting LncSICRNT1 and TRAF6 expression.

This review update suggests that mycophenolate mofetil may increase complete disease remission in proliferative lupus nephritis compared to intravenous cyclophosphamide, but with low certainty of evidence.