IL17A and asthma: Here, we investigated the effect of acupuncture on these Th17 cytokines, and our results demonstrated that OVA inhalation led to increased levels of IL-17A, IL-17F, and IL-22, which agreed with the published data that IL-17A, IL-17F, and IL-22 were increased in the BALF and bronchial biopsies of patients with moderate and severe asthma [6, 26].