title: Taking sides: interferons in leprosy.
abstract: In a recent Science paper, Teles et al. (2013) show that type I and II interferons (IFNs) are reciprocally expressed in the polar immune forms of leprosy, with type I IFNs inducing IL-10 that interferes with the antimycobacterial effects of type II IFNs (IFNγ) at the site of infection.
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, 522 First Avenue, Smilow 901, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Ludovic P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Desvignes
authors.forename: Joel D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ernst