IL17A and allergic asthma: In order to establish a mixed model of allergic asthma in which the IL-17 response could be assessed within an in vivo Th2 environment, we intraperitoneally (IP) sensitized mice with OVA in the absence (OVA/sal group) or presence of the adjuvants, alum (OVA/alum group) or CFA (OVA/CFA group).