Autoimmune-like CD8⁺ T Cell Responses Drive Atherosclerotic Plaque Instability and Predict Cardiovascular Events
Jonathan Edward Noonan, Nicholas Borcherding, Sander W. van der Laan, Nicholas A. Gherardin, Moustafa I Morsy, Joshua I. Gray, Lisa Maria Domke, Anna M.D. Watson, Angela Huang, Anastasia Barbaro-Wahl, Shania A Prijaya, Marcel Michla, Zahra Elahi, Yilu Huang, Nalin H. Dayawansa, , K ouml nig Peter
This study identifies autoimmune-like CD8⁺ T cell responses as drivers of atherosclerotic plaque instability and predictors of cardiovascular events in humans and mice.
bioRxiv · Apr 29, 2026 · PreprintImmunology