In a recent publication, our group showed that IFNβ-induced expression of CCL5 augments the static adhesion of macrophages to endothelial cells in vitro as well as the adhesion of leukocytes to the vessel wall at atherosclerosis-prone sites in vivo, thereby promoting the attraction of new cells to the plaques [28]. This evidence concerns the gene IFNB1 and atherosclerosis.