Afsar Raza Naqvi

This study shows that MDSCs reduce inflammation and protect bone in periodontal disease by suppressing T cells and promoting regulatory T cells.

This paper shows that salivary immune cell profiling can track periodontal disease activity and treatment response by identifying changes in immune cell populations and inflammatory markers.

This study finds that the oral cavity acts as a long-term SARS-CoV-2 reservoir in COVID-19 patients, associated with increased periodontal disease and viral infection risks, with vaccination reducing but not eliminating these effects.

This paper describes a method to convert somatic cells into insulin-producing cells using a multiplex-epigenetic-engineering vector that activates specific genes.