IL17A and infection: Moreover, in a previous report it was demonstrated that the usage of a combined itraconazole-pentoxifylline treatment in P. brasiliensis-infected mice, initiated at 4 and 8 weeks post-infection, reduced both the inflammatory response (including neutrophils) and fibrosis [61]; herein, we confirmed that reduction of the fibrosis process was accompanied by a lower number of neutrophils as well as IL-17, Th-17, and Treg cells.