Clonally expanded memory CD8+ T cells accumulate in atherosclerotic plaques and are pro-atherogenic in aged mice
Tyrrell D, Wragg K, Chen J, Wang H, Song J, Blin M, Bolding C, Vardaman D, Giles K, Tidwell H, Ali M, Janappareddi A, Wood S, Goldstein D. Clonally expanded memory CD8+ T cells accumulate in atherosclerotic plaques and are pro-atherogenic in aged mice. Nature Aging 2023, 3: 1576-1590. PMID: 37996758, DOI: 10.1038/s43587-023-00515-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnimalsAtherosclerosisCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesHumansMemory T CellsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPlaque, AtheroscleroticConceptsT cellsMemory CD8Aged miceAtherosclerotic plaquesDepletion of CD8Effector memory subsetsStrong risk factorT cell activationEnhanced atherosclerosisSplenic CD8Adoptive transferDonor miceMemory subsetsRecipient miceRisk factorsCD8Therapeutic targetCell activationAtherosclerosisSingle-cell RNA sequencingMiceTranscriptomic signaturesAtherogenesisPlaquesRNA sequencing