These data suggest that CD8(+) T cells promote atherosclerosis by controlling monopoiesis and circulating monocyte levels, which ultimately contributes to plaque macrophage burden without affecting direct monocyte recruitment, identifying this cell subset as a critical regulator of proatherogenic innate immune cell responses in atherosclerosis.
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