αIL-17A	anti-Interleukin-17A antibody
A1C	Hemoglobin glycated average blood sugar
ANOVA	Analysis of variance
Act1	adaptor molecule 1
BCA	Bicinchoninic acid
BW	Body weight
CU	Chemiluminescent unit
DB	Diabetic
db/db	Leprdb mice
ELISA	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
ERK5	Extracellular signal receptor kinase 5
FADD	Fas-associated death domain
FBG	Fasted blood glucose
FDA	Food and drug administration
Het	Heterozygous
IgG1	Immunoglobulin G1
IL-1β	Interleukin-1 beta
IL-6	Interleukin-6
IL-17A	Interleukin-17A
IL17R	Interleukin-17A receptor
IL-17RA	Interleukin-17A receptor A
IP	Intraperitoneal
kDa	Kilo-Dalton
MW	Molecular weight
ND	Non-diabetic
NFκB	Nuclear factor kappa B
RORγt	Retinoic acid-related orphan receptor-gamma t
SD	Standard deviation
SEM	Standard error of the mean
STZ	Streptozotocin
Th17	T helper 17
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TRAF	TNF receptor associated factor
TRAF6	TNF receptor associated factor 6
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
ZO-1	Zonula occludens-1