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ReviewBiotechnology journal2026

Immune Microenvironment Engineering for Functional Periodontal Regeneration: Mechanisms, Biomaterial Strategies, and Translational Perspectives.

Ruyi Zhang, Huachang Zhang, Wenhua Zeng, Jiqing Zhao, Hao Xia, Nan Zhang, Keyi Li

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Review in Biotechnology journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Ruyi ZhangSchool of Stomatology, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0009-1977
Huachang ZhangShandong Provincial Key Medical and Health Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Translation, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, Shandong, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1141-1150
Wenhua ZengSchool of Stomatology, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, P. R. China.
Jiqing ZhaoSchool of Stomatology, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, P. R. China.
Hao XiaSchool of Stomatology, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, P. R. China.
Nan ZhangShandong Provincial Key Medical and Health Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Translation, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, Shandong, P. R. China.
Keyi LiDepartment of Stomatology, Affiliated Liaocheng Hospital of Shandong First Medical University (Liaocheng People's Hospital), Liaocheng, Shandong, P. R. China.

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (General Program) ZR2024MH132Research Development Fund of Shandong Second Medical University 2024FYM117
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by irreversible destruction of alveolar bone, periodontal ligament attachment, and supporting tooth structures. Emerging evidence suggests that periodontal tissue breakdown and regenerative failure are primarily driven by dysregulation of the local immune microenvironment rather than by direct bacterial insult. Therefore, conventional therapies focused primarily on microbial control are insufficient to restore immune homeostasis and functional regeneration of the cementum-periodontal ligament-alveolar bone complex. Effective periodontal regeneration requires coordinated infection management, immune modulation, oxidative stress clearance, and inflammatory microenvironment reprogramming to relieve the suppression of regenerative cells, particularly periodontal ligament stem cells. This review summarizes key regulatory networks of the periodontal immune microenvironment, with emphasis on macrophage polarization, neutrophil heterogeneity, and the imbalance between Th17 cells and regulatory T cells. We further discuss recent immune-engineering strategies for restoring periodontal homeostasis, including surface-modified biomaterials, ion-delivery systems, stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles, gene-editing technologies, and smart responsive therapeutic scaffolds. Advances in single-cell and spatial transcriptomics have revealed previously unrecognized functional subpopulations, such as NLRP3

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Biocompatible MaterialsCellular MicroenvironmentPeriodontitisPeriodontiumRegenerationAnimalsHumansPeriodontal LigamentStem CellsTissue EngineeringBiocompatible Materialsbiomaterialsimmunological microenvironmentmacrophage polarizationperiodontal ligament stem cellsperiodontal tissue regeneration

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PMID42489855
PMCPMC13394525

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