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Salvador Nares

University of Illinois ChicagoORCID 0000-0002-2194-1374Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Immunology· 2 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:flow cytometry· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:clinical cohort / trial· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Afsar Raza NaqviiD· 3 shared Raza Ali NaqviiD· 3 shared JOEL L. SCHWARTZiD· 2 shared Sarah Elshourbagy· 2 shared Araceli Maria ValverdeiD· 1 shared Armita Hezarkhani· 1 shared Deepak ShuklaiD· 1 shared Joseph Gluck· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Myeloid-derived Suppressor Cells Mitigate Inflammation in Periodontal Disease

Raza Ali Naqvi, Araceli Maria Valverde, Salvador Nares, Thomas E. Van Dyke, 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.

iScience · Jul 29, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

Longitudinal Salivary Immunophenotyping Reveals Distinct Cellular Signatures of Periodontal Disease Activity and Resolution

Raza Ali Naqvi, Matt Tokarski, Kristofer Ceredon, Joseph Gluck, Sarah Elshourbagy, Laura Popa, Lana Dalbah, Michael L. Schmerman, JOEL L. SCHWARTZ, Salvador Nares, Afsar Naqvi

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.

bioRxiv · Jul 6, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

Oral Cavity Serves as Long-Term COVID-19 Reservoir with Increased Periodontal and Viral Disease Risk

JOEL L. SCHWARTZ, Kristelle J. Capistrano, Raza Ali Naqvi, Sarah Elshourbagy, Armita Hezarkhani, Sodabeh Etminan, Joshua Bland, Shrihari S. Kadkol, Deepak Shukla, Salvador Nares, Scott L. Tomar, Afsar Raza Naqvi

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.

bioRxiv · Feb 17, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology