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  1. Salivary Biological Responses to Nonsurgical Periodontal Treatment in Type 2 Diabetics

    Article • JDR Clinical & Translational Research, May 2026, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  2. Transcriptomic analysis of gingival tissues in resolved experimental periodontal lesions of nonhuman primates

    Article • The Journal of Periodontology, May 2026, Wiley

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  3. Sex effects on early life features of the gingival transcriptome

    Article • Frontiers in Dental Medicine, October 2025, Frontiers

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  4. Salivary Biomarker Panel That Identifies Periodontitis in Persons With Type 2 Diabetes: A Secondary Analysis of a Cross‐Sectional Study

    Article • Journal Of Clinical Periodontology, October 2025, Wiley

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  5. Microbiome and Inflammatory Biomarkers Associated With Palatal Wound Healing

    Article • Journal of Periodontal Research, January 2025, Wiley

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  6. Salivary features of periodontitis and gingivitis in type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  7. Salivary microbiome and biomarker characteristics of diabetics with periodontitis

    Article • Molecular Oral Microbiology, October 2024, Wiley

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  8. Periodontal inflammatory and microbial profiles in healthy young African Americans and Caucasians

    Article • Journal Of Clinical Periodontology, May 2024, Wiley

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  9. Transcriptomic features of programmed and inflammatory cell death in gingival tissues

    Article • Oral Diseases, April 2024, Wiley

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  10. DAMPs and alarmin gene expression patterns in aging healthy and diseased mucosal tissues

    Article • Frontiers in Oral Health, November 2023, Frontiers

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  11. Periodontitis‐resistant and ‐susceptible matriline regulation of gingival transcriptome in nonhuman primates

    Article • Journal of Periodontal Research, August 2023, Wiley

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  12. Macrophage‐related gingival transcriptomic patterns and microbiome alterations in experimental periodontitis in nonhuman primates

    Article • Journal of Periodontal Research, August 2023, Wiley

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  13. Sex and Age Effects on Healthy Gingival Transcriptomic Patterns

    Article • Journal of Dental Research, May 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  14. Sex effects on gingival transcriptomic patterns during initiation, progression, and resolution of periodontitis

    Article • The Journal of Periodontology, May 2023, Wiley

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  15. Gingival transcriptomic patterns of macrophage polarization during initiation, progression, and resolution of periodontitis

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Immunology, December 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  16. Effect of chewing gum containing Xylitol and blackberry powder on oral bacteria: A randomized controlled crossover trial

    Article • Archives of Oral Biology, November 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  17. Differential oral microbiome in nonhuman primates from periodontitis‐susceptible and periodontitis‐resistant matrilines

    Article • Molecular Oral Microbiology, September 2022, Wiley

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  18. Immunoglobulin gene expression profiles and microbiome characteristics in periodontitis in nonhuman primates

    Article • Molecular Immunology, August 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  19. Comparative Analysis of Gene Expression Patterns for Oral Epithelial Cell Functions in Periodontitis

    Article • Frontiers in Oral Health, May 2022, Frontiers

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  20. Streptococcus gordonii -Induced miRNAs Regulate CCL20 Responses in Human Oral Epithelial Cells

    Article • Infection and Immunity, March 2022, ASM Journals

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  21. Gingival Transcriptome of Innate Antimicrobial Factors and the Oral Microbiome With Aging and Periodontitis

    Article • Frontiers in Oral Health, March 2022, Frontiers

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  22. Oral Microbiome and Gingival Gene Expression of Inflammatory Biomolecules With Aging and Periodontitis

    Article • Frontiers in Oral Health, September 2021, Frontiers

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  23. Transcriptomic phases of periodontitis lesions using the nonhuman primate model

    Article • Scientific Reports, April 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  24. Gingival transcriptomics of follicular T cell footprints in progressing periodontitis

    Article • Clinical & Experimental Immunology, March 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  25. Oral microbiome interactions with gingival gene expression patterns for apoptosis, autophagy and hypoxia pathways in progressing periodontitis

    Article • Immunology, January 2021, Wiley

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  26. Oral Microbiome and Gingival Tissue Apoptosis and Autophagy Transcriptomics

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, October 2020, Frontiers

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  27. Gingival tissue autophagy pathway gene expression profiles in periodontitis and aging

    Article • Journal of Periodontal Research, August 2020, Wiley

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  28. Oral Microbiome and Gingival Transcriptome Profiles of Ligature-Induced Periodontitis

    Article • Journal of Dental Research, February 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  29. Correction: Activation of Notch-1 in oral epithelial cells by P. gingivalis triggers the expression of the antimicrobial protein PLA2-IIA

    Article • Mucosal Immunology, July 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  30. Microbiome Profiles of Ligature-Induced Periodontitis in Nonhuman Primates across the Life Span

    Article • Infection and Immunity, June 2019, ASM Journals

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  31. Comparative analysis of expression of microbial sensing molecules in mucosal tissues with periodontal disease

    Article • Immunobiology, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  32. Comparative Analysis of Gene Expression Patterns for Oral Epithelium-Related Functions with Aging

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  33. Gene expression analysis of neuropeptides in oral mucosa during periodontal disease in non-human primates

    Article • The Journal of Periodontology, July 2018, Wiley

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  34. Activation of Notch-1 in oral epithelial cells by P. gingivalis triggers the expression of the antimicrobial protein PLA2-IIA

    Article • Mucosal Immunology, July 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  35. Comparative analysis of microbial sensing molecules in mucosal tissues with aging

    Article • Immunobiology, March 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  36. Hypoxia-inducible transcription factors, HIF1A and HIF2A, increase in aging mucosal tissues

    Article • Immunology, February 2018, Wiley

    Jeffrey Ebersole, Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  37. The periodontal war: microbes and immunity

    Article • Periodontology 2000, July 2017, Wiley

    Jeffrey Ebersole, Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  38. Transcriptome Analysis of B Cell Immune Functions in Periodontitis: Mucosal Tissue Responses to the Oral Microbiome in Aging

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, July 2016, Frontiers

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

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    Article • Journal Of Clinical Periodontology, April 2016, Wiley

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  40. Bone biology-related gingival transcriptome in ageing and periodontitis in non-human primates

    Article • Journal Of Clinical Periodontology, April 2016, Wiley

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  41. Differential Gene Expression Profiles Reflecting Macrophage Polarization in Aging and Periodontitis Gingival Tissues

    Article • Immunological Investigations, September 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  42. Effects of aging in the expression of NOD-like receptors and inflammasome-related genes in oral mucosa

    Article • Molecular Oral Microbiology, September 2015, Wiley

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  43. Immune system transcriptome in gingival tissues of young nonhuman primates

    Article • Journal of Periodontal Research, June 2015, Wiley

    Jeffrey Ebersole, Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  44. Cytokine gene expression profiles during initiation, progression and resolution of periodontitis

    Article • Journal Of Clinical Periodontology, July 2014, Wiley

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  45. Comparative analysis of gingival tissue antigen presentation pathways in ageing and periodontitis

    Article • Journal Of Clinical Periodontology, January 2014, Wiley

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  46. Effects of aging on apoptosis gene expression in oral mucosal tissues

    Article • APOPTOSIS, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  47. Oral Epithelial Cell Responses to Multispecies Microbial Biofilms

    Article • Journal of Dental Research, January 2013, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  48. Oral microbial biofilm stimulation of epithelial cell responses

    Article • Cytokine, April 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  49. Epithelial Interleukin-8 Responses to Oral Bacterial Biofilms

    Article • Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, August 2011, ASM Journals

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  50. Novel Model for Multispecies Biofilms That Uses Rigid Gas-Permeable Lenses

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, March 2011, ASM Journals

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  51. Effects of exogenous phosphorus and silicon on osteoblast differentiation at the interface with bioactive ceramics

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, September 2010, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed El-Ghannam, Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  52. Periodontal Bacterial Profiles in Pregnant Women: Response to Treatment and Associations With Birth Outcomes in the Obstetrics and Periodontal Therapy (OPT) Study

    Article • The Journal of Periodontology, October 2008, Wiley

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  53. Optimizing qPCR for the Quantification of Periodontal Pathogens in a Complex Plaque Biofilm

    Article • The Open Dentistry Journal, March 2008, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  54. Efficacy of the De Novo-Derived Antimicrobial Peptide WLBU2 against Oral Bacteria

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, February 2007, ASM Journals

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  55. Enhancement of osteoblast gene expression by mechanically compatible porous Si-rich nanocomposite

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials, January 2007, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed El-Ghannam, Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  56. The shavenoid Gene of Drosophila Encodes a Novel Actin Cytoskeleton Interacting Protein That Promotes Wing Hair Morphogenesis

    Article • Genetics, March 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu

  57. Dissolution kinetics of a Si-rich nanocomposite and its effect on osteoblast gene expression

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, January 2006, Wiley

    Dr Ahmed El-Ghannam, Dr. Sreenatha S Kirakodu