CD8A and malaria: Non-T cells that were empirically found to support T-cell function and are potential targets for malaria immunotherapy include dendritic cells (9.5%, 6/63), particularly CD8α+ DCs, macrophages, polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cells (3.2%, 2/63), and natural killer T (NKT) cells (3.2%, 2/63).