IL10 and lymphedema: Nevertheless, despite the association of pathology and Th17 cells our findings in O. volvulus-infected individuals differ from those studies in two regards: 1) Patients presenting filarial lymphoedema, had elevated Th1 and Th17 but not Th2 responses following filarial-specific re-stimulation and had no alterations in the amount of secreted IL-10 either [11].