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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2026

Inflammation dynamics modulate periodontal stem cell fate and function.

Tomaz Alves, Carla Alvarez-Rivas, Natcha Mahatumarat, Alpdogan Kantarci

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Comparative Effects ofInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Tomaz AlvesDepartment of Developmental Surgical Sciences, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
Carla Alvarez-RivasOral Biology Department, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States.
Natcha MahatumaratDepartment of Developmental Surgical Sciences, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, Minneapolis, MN, United States.
Alpdogan KantarciDepartment of Developmental Surgical Sciences, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, Minneapolis, MN, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The periodontium hosts diverse populations of mesenchymal stem and progenitor cells that are essential for maintaining homeostasis and driving regeneration. These include cells derived from the periodontal ligament, gingiva, and apical papilla. In health and disease, the fate and function of these stem cell populations are shaped by their microenvironment, particularly by inflammatory signals and their resolution. Chronic inflammation, such as that observed in periodontitis, disrupts the regenerative capabilities, impairing stem cell function and biasing differentiation pathways. Inflammation resolution is an active, instructive process that can restore stem cell plasticity and re-establish regenerative potential. Specialized pro-resolving lipid mediators and immune-regulatory cell types play a central role in this reprogramming. We explore how inflammation and its resolution actively shape the behavior of multiple stem cell compartments in the periodontium, highlight the emerging role of spatially organized immunoregulation, and discuss how these insights may be leveraged to develop regenerative therapies for oral and mucosal tissues. We focused on how inflammatory and resolution signals modulate osteogenic programs in periodontal MSCs and contrast these responses with those in bone marrow-derived MSCs, highlighting source-dependent differences in inflammatory susceptibility and regenerative potential.

Indexed as

InflammationMesenchymal Stem CellsPeriodontiumStem CellsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCellular MicroenvironmentHumansRegenerationSpecialized Pro-Resolving Mediatorsinflammationinflammatory resolutionmesenchymal stromal cellsmucosal immunityperiodontal stem cellspro-resolving mediatorsregeneratve microenvironmentssingle-cell omics

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PMID41869305
PMCPMC12999967

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