How Leprosy and Tuberculosis Bacteria Hijack Immune Cells in Early Infection

Leprosy-causing bacteria alter the behavior of the body's macrophages(link is external), leading these normally protective immune cells to initiate nerve damage during early infection, a new NIAID-supported study in a zebrafish model shows. An international team of scientists found that a molecule on the bacteria's surface, called phenolic glycolipid (PGL), is responsible for reprogramming the ["]

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