IL17A and diabetes mellitus: Whilst both diabetic WT and IL-17−/− mice developed albuminuria within 24 weeks of diabetes induction compared to their non-diabetic controls (Fig. 1c), diabetic IL-17−/− mice exhibited significantly reduced albuminuria compare to diabetic WT mice at weeks 12 (127.1 vs 57.9 mg/mmol, p < 0.001) and 24 (125.7 vs 87.3 mg/mmol, p < 0.05).