Blar i forfatter "Ericson, Johanna U"

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    • Circulating sex-steroids and Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in a general male population 

      Stensen, Dina Benedicte Berg; Småbrekke, Lars; Olsen, Karina; Grimnes, Guri; Nielsen, Christopher Sivert; Ericson, Johanna U; Simonsen, Gunnar Skov; Almås, Bjørg; Furberg, Anne Sofie (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-22)
      Male sex is associated with higher risk of both colonisation and infection with Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). However, the role of sex-steroids in colonisation among men is largely unknown. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate possible associations between circulating sex-steroids and nasal carriage of S. aureus in a general male population. The population-based Tromsø6 study (2007–2008) ...

    • Goldilocks Dilemma: LPS Works Both as the Initial Target and a Barrier for the Antimicrobial Action of Cationic AMPs on E. coli 

      Jakubec, Martin; Rylandsholm, Fredrik G.; Rainsford, Philip; Silk, Mitchell; Bril'kov, Maxim; Kristoffersen, Tone; Juskewitz, Eric; Ericson, Johanna U; Svendsen, John Sigurd Mjøen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2023-07-20)
      Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are generally membrane-active compounds that physically disrupt bacterial membranes. Despite extensive research, the precise mode of action of AMPs is still a topic of great debate. This work demonstrates that the initial interaction between the Gram-negative E. coli and AMPs is driven by lipopolysaccharides (LPS) that act as kinetic barriers for the binding of AMPs to ...

    • Label-free measurement of antimicrobial peptide interactions with lipid vesicles and nanodiscs using microscale thermophoresis 

      Rainsford, Philip; Rylandsholm, Fredrik G.; Jakubec, Martin; Silk, Mitchell; Juskewitz, Eric; Ericson, Johanna U; Svendsen, John Sigurd Mjøen; Engh, Richard Alan; Isaksson, Johan Mattias (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-08-03)
      One strategy to combat antimicrobial resistance is the discovery of new classes of antibiotics. Most antibiotics will at some point interact with the bacterial membrane to either interfere with its integrity or to cross it. Reliable and efficient tools for determining the dissociation constant for membrane binding (K<sub>D</sub>) and the partitioning coefficient between the aqueous- and membrane ...

    • Lulworthinone: In Vitro Mode of Action Investigation of an Antibacterial Dimeric Naphthopyrone Isolated from a Marine Fungus 

      Juskewitz, Eric; Mishchenko, Ekaterina; Dubey, Vishesh Kumar; Jenssen, Marte; Jakubec, Martin; Rainsford, Philip; Isaksson, Johan Mattias; Andersen, Jeanette Hammer; Ericson, Johanna U (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-21)
      Treatment options for infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant bacteria are rendered ineffective, and drug alternatives are needed—either from new chemical classes or drugs with new modes of action. Historically, natural products have been important contributors to drug discovery. In a recent study, the dimeric naphthopyrone lulworthinone produced by an obligate marine fungus in the family ...

    • Social network analysis of Staphylococcus aureus carriage in a general youth population 

      Stensen, Dina Benedicte Berg; Cañadas, Rafael A. Nozal; Småbrekke, Lars; Olsen, Karina; Nielsen, Christopher Sivert; Svendsen, Kristian; Hanssen, Anne Merethe; Ericson, Johanna U; Simonsen, Gunnar Skov; Bongo, Lars Ailo; Furberg, Anne-Sofie (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-31)
      Objectives Staphylococcus aureus carriage increases infection risk. We used social network analysis to evaluate whether contacts have the same S. aureus genotype indicating direct transmission, or whether contagiousness is an indirect effect of contacts sharing the same lifestyle or characteristics. Methods The Fit Futures 1 study collected data on social contact among 1038 high school students. ...