On the other hand, it highlights a number of specific integrins that have elevated expression in CTLs of patients with atherosclerosis compared to healthy donors (ITGA1, ITGA4, ITGB1) and integrins that are upregulated in contact with the plasma of patients with atherosclerosis and/or conditioned media from atherosclerotic plaques (ITGA5, ITGB1). This evidence concerns the gene ITGA4 and atherosclerosis.