APC	antigen-presenting cell
BDDCS	biopharmaceutical drug disposition categorization system
CAT	catalase
CFA	Chronic Freund’s adjuvant
CIA	collagen-induced arthritis
COX-1	cyclooxygenase-1
COX-2	cyclooxygenase-2
CRP	c-reactive protein
DMARD	disease-modifying antirheumatic drug
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
ECM	extracellular matrix
ERK	extracellular signal-regulated kinase
EULAR	European League against Rheumatism
FLS	fibroblast-like synoviocyte cells
FoxP3	forkhead box P3
GPX	glutathione peroxidase
IκB-alfa	nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells inhibitor, alpha
IFN-gamma	interferon-gamma
IP-10	interferon-gamma-inducible protein 10 kD
JAK/STAT	Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinases
MCP-1	monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MMP	matrix metalloproteinase
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells
NLC	nanostructure lipid carrier
NSAIDs	non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
OA	osteoarthritis
p38-MAPK	p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases
PGE2	prostaglandin E2
PIK3/AKT	phosphatidylinositol 3’-kinase-Akt signaling pathway
PPAR-γ	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma
RA	rheumatoid arthritis
RORγt	RAR-related orphan receptor gamma
ROS	reactive oxygen species
SCW	streptococcal cell wall
SOD1	superoxide dismutase type 1
TGF	transforming growth factor
TNF-α	tumor necrosis factor
TRPV1	transient receptor potential vanilloid 1
VCAM-1	vascular cell adhesion molecule 1
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor