AIDS	Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AZA	Azathioprine
CCL	chemokine ligands
CD	Crohn’s disease
CRP	C-reactive protein
CsA	Cyclosporine
CTLs	Cytolytic T lymphocytes
CXCL	Chemokine platelet activating factor
CYC	Cyclophosphamide
DM	Dermatomyositis
DMARD	Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
EBV	Epstein-Barr virus
EGF	Epidermal growth factor
ESR	Westerngren erythrocyte sedimentation rate
GCS	Glucocorticoids
GM-GSF	Granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor
GRO	growth-related oncogene
HCMV-IgC	Human cytomegalovirus-immunoglobulin-G
HGF	hepatocyte growth factor
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
HNC	Head and neck cancers
HPV	Human papillomavirus
IBD	Inflammatory bowel disease
ICAM-1	Intracellular adhesion molecule 1
IFN-α/γ	Interferon alpha/gamma
IL	Interleukin
IL-2R	Interleukin 2 receptors
MAPK-1	Mitogen-activated protein kinase-activator protein-1
MCP1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
MDC	Macrophage derived chemokine
MIP-1γ	Macrophage inflammatory protein 1 gamma
MMP	matrix metalloproteins
MTX	Methotrexate
NF-κB	Nuclear factor kappa B
NKCs	Natural killer cells
NPC	Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
PGE2	Prostaglandin E2
PM	Polymyositis
PMN	Polymorphonuclear neutrophils
RA	Rheumatoid Arthritis
SCCs	Squamous cell carcinomas
SIR	Standardized incidence ratio
SLE	Systemic lupus erythematous
SMD	Standardized mean differences
SSc	Systemic sclerosis
TAA	Tumor-associated antigens
TGF-α/β	Transforming growth factor alpha/beta
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor alpha
TNFi	Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors
T-regs	Regulatory T-cells
UC	Ulcerative colitis
VCAM-1	Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor