| ANCA | Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody |
| CCP | Cyclic citrullinated peptide |
| CD | Crohn’s disease |
| CKD | Chronic kidney disease |
| DAMPs | Damage-associated molecular patterns |
| GFR | Glomerular filtration rate |
| LTA | Lipoteichoic acid |
| MAPK | Mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| M-CSF | Macrophage colony-stimulating factor |
| NALP3 | NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells |
| NLRs | NOD-like receptors |
| NOD | Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain containing |
| PAMP | Pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| PRRs | Pattern recognition receptors |
| RA | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| RANKL | Receptor Activator for Nuclear Factor κ B Ligand |
| SLE | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
| SS | Sjögren’s syndrome |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| TLRs | Toll-like receptors |
| TNF-α | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| UC | Ulcerative colitis |